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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...
On July 20, 1969, alarms started blaring inside Mission Control. The Apollo 11 lunar module's guidance computer was overloading, flashing 1202 program alarms that no...
On September 4, 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians. Abbott was born without a right hand....
A few years ago, I visited a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. There, I met an elderly woman named Clara. With a warm smile that seemed to light up the dim room, she recounted her life during the...
In 1612, a seventeen-year-old Italian woman named Artemisia Gentileschi stood before a Roman court and endured a brutal trial. She had been assaulted by her...
In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean faces a moment that defines his entire story. A stranger named Champmathieu has been arrested and mistaken for...
On a chilly November evening, a young woman named Sarah stood outside the hospital, her heart pounding in her chest. Her brother, a soldier recently returned from deployment, had been seriously injured in an accident. As she paced, fear gripped...
In our bustling town, there lives a remarkable woman named Clara. She runs a small café, a cozy haven adorned with mismatched chairs and the aroma of freshly baked bread. One chilly autumn morning, a fire broke out in the...
In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 on a journey into the complete unknown. For thirty-five years, the spacecraft traveled outward, past Jupiter, past Saturn, toward...
On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal at the Barcelona Olympics. He had trained for years, survived five...
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...
A few weeks ago, I came across a heartwarming story about a local soup kitchen that had recently faced a difficult season. Their long-time head chef, a spirited woman named Maria, had become ill and was unable to lead the...
When I think of courage, I remember a young man named David, who lived in a small town nestled between the mountains. David had always dreamed of becoming a mountain climber, but there was one peak that loomed over him...
On July 23, 1996, eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug faced a moment that would define her life. In the women's gymnastics team final at the Atlanta Olympics,...
In our small community, there lives a woman named Clara, known for her unwavering spirit and radiant faith. Last year, Clara received news that would shake even the strongest among us: her daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of...
There’s a remarkable woman named Lydia, a seller of purple goods, whose story unfolds in Acts 16. She wasn’t just a businesswoman; she was a seeker of truth, a courageous heart in a world that often overlooked women like her....
In January 1947, Branch Rickey sat across from Jackie Robinson in the Brooklyn Dodgers front office and asked him the most important question in baseball...
In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that many of his colleagues thought was foolish — maybe even reckless. As director of the Space...
In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean has built a new life. The former convict has become Monsieur Madeleine — a respected mayor, a factory...
In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, there is a scene that stops you cold. Jean Valjean has rebuilt his life. He is Monsieur Madeleine now —...
In Charles Dickens' *A Tale of Two Cities*, Sydney Carton is a man who has squandered his life. Brilliant but dissolute, he drifts through his...
In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean has finally built a good life. After years as a hunted ex-convict, he has become a respected mayor...
In Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, young Jem Finch believes courage looks like his father shooting a rabid dog in the street — one...
In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean has finally escaped his past. He lives under a new name, runs a factory, serves as mayor of...