Eric Liddell's Last Race

Eric Liddell became famous for refusing to run on Sunday at the 1924 Paris Olympics, then winning gold in the 400 meters. The world celebrated him. Scotland called him a hero. He could have spent decades basking in that glory. Instead, Liddell returned to China as a missionary. He taught science to schoolchildren in Tianjin, visited rural villages on bicycle, and quietly served people who had never heard of the Olympic Games.…