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The Song a Broken Father Made Possible

In 1991, a teenager named Bart Millard was carrying scars — literal and otherwise — from years of abuse at the hands of his father,...

Universalredemption

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When Voyager Came Back to Life

In late 2023, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft — humanity's most distant traveler — went silent. After forty-six years of faithful service, it began transmitting garbled,...

Universalhealing

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The Forest That Came Back

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with the force of five hundred atomic bombs, flattening 230 square miles of old-growth forest in minutes....

Universalrestoration

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The Nerve That Wanders on Purpose

In anatomy, the vagus nerve is one of the most misunderstood structures in the human body. Its name comes from the Latin word *vagus*, meaning...

Universalpurpose

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The Coal That Changed Blaise Pascal's Life

On the night of November 23, 1654, the brilliant French mathematician Blaise Pascal had an encounter so overwhelming that he could barely find words for...

Isaiah 6:1-8Universal

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The Man Who Stepped Forward

In July 1941, at the Auschwitz concentration camp, a prisoner escaped. Nazi protocol demanded ten men die in retaliation. As the commandant read the names...

John 13:34-35Universal

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More Than the Medal

In the summer of 1924, the fastest man in Britain faced an impossible choice. Eric Liddell, Scotland's star sprinter and heavy favorite for Olympic gold...

Universalidentity

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The Last Alarm at Station 12

On March 3, 2018, firefighter Captain Tom Royds pulled on his turnout gear for the final time at Kansas City's Station 12. After thirty-one years...

1 Corinthians 15:51-58Universal

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The Race He Never Finished Alone

On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal at the Barcelona Olympics. He had trained for years, overcome five...

Universalredemption

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The Father's Arms at Barcelona

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal as one of the favorites. Halfway through the race, his...

Universalhealing

229 words

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The Sprinter Who Wouldn't Run

In the spring of 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived in Paris for the Olympic Games as Britain's fastest man. Then he learned the 100-meter...

Luke 1:57-66, 80Universal

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The Farmer Who Planted After the Flood

In March 2019, floodwaters from the Missouri River swallowed Don Heger's farm near Craig, Missouri — 1,200 acres buried under silt and debris. Neighbors lost...

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4Universal

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The News Too Wonderful to Believe

On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and read aloud General Orders No. 3. Two hundred and fifty thousand...

Matthew 28:1-10Universal

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The Quarterback Nobody Wanted

In 1994, Kurt Warner went undrafted. Not a single NFL team wanted him. He returned to Cedar Falls, Iowa, and took a job stocking shelves...

Universaltransformation

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The Masterpiece from the Ruins

In the summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a ruined man. The composer who had once filled London's grandest theaters now faced crushing debt....

Universalgrace

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The Father Who Became His Son's Legs

In 1977, Rick Hoyt told his father Dick something that changed both their lives. Rick, born with cerebral palsy and unable to walk or speak,...

Universallove

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The Fall That Became a Finish Line

On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal at the Barcelona Olympics. He had trained for years, overcome multiple...

Universaltrust

240 words

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The Insulin That Only Works If You Take It

In January 1922, fourteen-year-old Leonard Thompson lay dying in Toronto General Hospital. He weighed just sixty-five pounds, wasting away from Type 1 diabetes — a...

Universalobedience

237 words

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A Father's Arms on the Track

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal. He had trained for years, endured multiple surgeries, and finally...

Universalhealing

232 words

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The Finish Line He Never Expected to Reach

On July 27, 1992, Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal at the Barcelona Olympics. He had trained for years, overcome five surgeries, and...

Universalhope

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Peace Over the Deep

In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood on the deck of a ship crossing the Atlantic and stared down at the cold water below. Somewhere beneath...

Universalgrace

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When the Food Pantry Wasn't Enough

Dorothy Chen had volunteered at Grace Community's food pantry every Tuesday for eleven years. She knew the regulars by name — knew that Miguel's daughter...

Isaiah 58:1-12Universal

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Music from the Ruins

In the autumn of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a broken man. His operas had fallen from public favor. Creditors circled. His health was failing...

Universalgrace

242 words

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The Father Who Never Stopped Running

In 1977, Rick Hoyt told his father Dick something that changed both their lives. Rick, born with cerebral palsy and unable to walk or speak...

Universallove

257 words