Salvation

Trading Stamp Redemption

In 1896 Thomas Sperry and Shelley Byron Hutchinson founded the Sperry and Hutchinson Company. To encourage sales they began issuing trading stamps that could be redeemed for free ...

The Ultimate Despair

We can get the ultimate carwash, the one with all the bells and whistles. The ultimate cheeseburger has everything that can possibly be loaded between two buns. The ultimate job? We work on a ...

There is an old poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that counts the many ways we are loved. We’ve heard countless times that diamonds are forever. How about love? Is love forever? How can we know if ...

Our Valentine Gift

Valentine’s Day is one of the most romantic times of the year. Flower shops prepare for weeks in advance, candy manufacturers work overtime, and card displays sparkle with red, pink, and ...

Abandoning Our Sinking Ship

When the great ship Titanic sank in 1912, most of her lifeboats departed the ship only partially filled. While there were not enough lifeboats for everyone, many people lost their lives because they ...

Behind Curtain Number Three

Life is what we make it, isn’t it? If life gives us lemons, all we have to do is make lemonade. We can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, if only we want ...

A Tub Full of False Accusations

Few things incense us more than false accusations. They are like stained clothes that we are forced to wear in public. We may be clean underneath, but we feel filthy wearing the words of our accuser. ...

Cracked Like an Egg

When a cook gathers the ingredients for a dish, she knows what each one will do when mixed into the final batter. Eggs will bind the mixture together, yeast will create a lightness of texture, and ...

The Iron Mask

In 17th century France, a most unusual arrest was made. Over the course of 34 years, a man known as Eustache Dauger spent the final days of his life in the most tightly guarded French prisons ...

A Surgeon’s Choice

In 2004, adult conjoined twins Laleh and Ladan were in Singapore for a life-changing operation. They were joined at the skull and wished to be separated. The women were discouraged from the surgery ...

The Best That There Is

Jesus came with a message that the world had never heard before. He said, “I am the Truth, the Light, and the Way.” He went on to say that there was no other way to the Father than through ...

Jesus, Undercover Agent

When a government sends one of its most promising envoys to a distant land, it has to take certain precautions, especially if the foreign government is hostile. To that end, Jesus and his mission ...

The Best 21 Steps a Man Can Take

In Arlington National Cemetery is a tomb that demands our respect beyond all others. No one knows who is buried inside, yet it is patrolled around the clock, 365 days a year. It is the tomb of the ...