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On September 20, 1973, twenty-nine-year-old Billie Jean King walked into the Houston Astrodome to face fifty-five-year-old Bobby Riggs before 30,472 spectators and an estimated 90...
In the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal with everything he had trained for within reach....
On March 9, 1892, a white mob dragged three Black men from a Memphis jail and shot them dead. Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Henry...
Courage is often viewed as the absence of fear, yet in 2 Timothy 1:7, Paul offers us a more profound perspective: “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” This verse reminds...
On March 9, 1892, a white mob dragged three Black men from a Memphis jail and shot them dead. Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Henry...
On July 23, 1996, eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug stood at the end of the vault runway in Atlanta's Georgia Dome, barely able to stand. Moments earlier,...
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. When the Apostle Paul penned these words to Timothy, he was not just imparting wisdom; he was igniting a flame of courage in...
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal with everything he had trained for on the line. Halfway...
On a moonless night in the autumn of 1850, Harriet Tubman crept back across the Maryland border into Dorchester County — the very land she...
Courage is often depicted as a grand act—charging into battle or standing boldly in the face of opposition. Yet, true courage can be found in the quiet moments of our daily lives, where faith meets fear. Joshua 1:9 calls us...
In C.S. Lewis's *The Silver Chair*, there is a scene that has stayed with readers for generations. The heroes — Jill, Eustace, Prince Rilian, and...
On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano could barely walk to the podium at Madison Square Garden. The former NC State basketball coach, diagnosed with metastatic...
There was a quiet, unassuming man in our church named Mr. Thompson. For years, he sat in the same pew, his hands weathered from decades of hard labor, quietly listening to the sermons, absorbing the truth of the Scriptures. Many...
On April 19, 1967, twenty-year-old Kathrine Switzer pinned bib number 261 to her sweatshirt and lined up at the start of the Boston Marathon. She...
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semi-final. He had trained for years, overcome multiple surgeries, and this...
As we reflect on Romans 8:28, we are reminded that "all things work together for good for those who love God." This profound promise is not just a comforting platitude; it is a call to courage in our daily lives....
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6) This beautiful promise reminds us that true courage springs from...
Orthopedic surgeons have long observed a remarkable phenomenon known as Wolff's Law, first described by German anatomist Julius Wolff in 1892. When a bone fractures...
In 2019, explorer Victor Vescovo piloted a submersible called the Limiting Factor to the bottom of the Mariana Trench — 35,853 feet below the surface...
On December 3, 1967, Louis Washkansky lay on an operating table at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and did something no human...
As the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple, I find myself reflecting on the promise found in Isaiah 40:31: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will...
On March 7, 1965, twenty-five-year-old John Lewis stood at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent...
In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the American women's gymnastics team stood on the edge of history. No U.S. women's team had ever won team gold....
In 2011, Netflix engineers built a program called Chaos Monkey. Its sole purpose was terrifying: it randomly shut down the company's own servers during business...