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Finding heroes

Finding heroes

Ronan Keane

I love to hear about heroes, and I don’t think I’m alone in this. Ever since an unknown Mesopotamian author thought up Gilgamesh’s quests, or Homer sang of Achilles’ war... »

Three cups of tea

Three cups of tea

Alexander S.

Right after graduating from high school, two friends and I decided to travel around the western Mediterranean. It was 1969, and the streets of Europe were filled with you... »

My heroes, warts and all

My heroes, warts and all

Phillip Lynch

One thing that seems to be unique to the Bible is how the “heroes of faith”—with the exception of Jesus, of course—were far from perfect men and women. As the saying goes... »

Avalanche

Avalanche

Michael Sharp

Victor was a carabinero, or police officer, stationed at the remote Chilean customs compound known as Los Libertadores, high in the Andes on the border with Argentina. Si... »

Achieving greatness

Achieving greatness

Activated Author

You may not feel great or as if you have hero-like qualities of your own; even the apostle Paul lamented, “I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out... »

Salt of the earth

Salt of the earth

Peter Amsterdam

“You are the salt of the earth.”—Matthew 5:13 As Christians, one of the things we strive for is to be agents of change in the lives of others and ultimately in society. T... »

The winner

The winner

Activated Author

I was watching some small children play soccer (football). They were only five or six years old, but they were playing a real and serious game. There were two uniformed t... »

Tribute to a butterfly

Tribute to a butterfly

Anna Perlini

Andja was born in 1962 in the former Yugoslavian republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. When war broke out in the 1990s, Andja’s family fled as refugees to Vojnic, a small t... »

Courage under fire

Courage under fire

Abi May

It could be said that there are many types of heroism. First, the everyday heroic acts that are performed by unsung heroes that step in to save the day in ways that we in... »

My special creation

My special creation

Message from Jesus

I remember when I formed you. With great care and special attention I handpicked each talent, each gift, each characteristic, each fiber of your being, until the combinat... »