A television travel host stumbled on a Chinese village that was made up entirely of little people. It was a tourist attraction, with scaled-down houses, smaller furniture, and acting stages sized to ...
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The famous Victrola from the early 20th century gives us the Victor Talking Machine’s most iconic symbol: a dog named Nipper listening to his master’s voice spoken from a phonograph.
Yet, in the ...
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Life on Four Strings is the compelling documentary of Jake Shimabukuro, a ukulele virtuoso who is an international icon in the world of music.
Yet, growing up, he had one job: take care of his ...
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The world is what we see it as. The sun blazes across the morning, and one man sees the opportunity to go fishing, and the other pictures a day spent doing yard work. An apple cake comes out of the ...
Read more: Thinking Happy Thoughts
We sometimes worry that what we’ve done in the past will catch up with us. Even if we hold a position of power now, what youthful indiscretion will bring us tumbling to the ground?
Can’t the ...
We don’t like to have bad things come our way, and especially not a second time.
Nearly two decades ago, a family living near Eagle Mountain Lake in North Texas had lightning strike their house. ...
Read more: Casting Off the Bad
No one likes to feel they’ve received the short end of the stick. Shafted. Bamboozled. Left out in the cold. We all know what it means. It’s our due, and it hasn’t come to us like it ...
Read more: Our Share of the Pie
Just watch a young bird try to get aloft. It’s nearly impossible when its wings are undeveloped. If it tries to fly too early, it will fall to the ground and be eaten by hungry ...
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We all want to be mighty men and women for the Lord.
We turn on our television, and we see televangelists standing in their churches filled with ten-thousand worshippers. The songs on the screen ...
Read more: Commanding God’s Army
A British travel show host visited the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. It thrusts upward from an amazing mountain peak that provides panoramic views of the city and its ...
Read more: Just Past the Horizon
We cry for many reasons. We find our life’s companion, and we are ecstatic with happiness. We hear a funny joke, and we laugh until we think we will pop. Our first child is born, and our love runs ...
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We know what it means to crash and burn. It’s a modern term that involves fast machines, liquid propellant, and unexpected—and very abrupt—stops. We fly high and fast, and when it ends, ...
Read more: Life Out of Destruction