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Obedience

Paul Michael Vacca

Sami Jo was a missionary to Cambodia. She lived in a hut in Thailand next to the DMZ. She was a skilled and highly educated physical therapist and used her ability to work with soldiers who had lost limbs in t...

A Genius Courage: The Green Book and the Good Book

The movie The Green Book tells the true story of Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class black pianist living in a sweet at Carnegie Hall. Dr. Shirley plans a trip out away from the safety of his Manhattan residence int...

Highest Hope for a Living

The song “High Hopes” is an upbeat anthem about a deeply held belief of the band “Panic! At the Disco.” It is a belief that they would someday “make it.” And so they have. The song has peaked at No. 5 on Billbo...

Stan Lee

Since 1939, Stan Lee has been responsible for creating or co-creating some of the world’s most popular superheroes. His super-human imagination gave birth to Black Panther, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man...

The Ones You Can Save

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. (Matthew 10:14) It seems that we are conditioned to notice losses more than ga...

Make It Count for More

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16) The whole is almost always worth more than its component pieces. I...

An Inspiring Heart

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.'' (Luke 6:38) From a ver...

Natural: Being Great and Doing Good

But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great...

Be the Miracle

And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, (Acts 19:11) June 23, thirteen soccer players ages 11-16, along with their coach, journeyed into a cave in Thailand. They only intended to be in...

Freedom

“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve.” (Joshua 24:15) Solo is a prequel film which tells the origin story of the galaxy’s favorite freedom fighting loner. As...