Two sisters from India were born blind Their father was a hard-working provider but he could never afford the surgery that would give them sight Then a team of doctors came to their region on a short-term medical mission The morning after their surgery the girls smiled wide as the nurse unwrapped their bandages One exclaimed ldquo Mother I can see I can see rdquo A man who had been lame since birth sat in his usual spot at a temple gate begging for money Peter told the man he didn rsquo t have coins but he had something better [... more]

Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified whom God raised from the dead even by him doth this man stand here before you whole This is the stone which was set at naught of you builders which is become the head of the corner Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Acts - [... more]

Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified whom God raised from the dead even by him doth this man stand here before you whole This is the stone which was set at naught of you builders which is become the head of the corner Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Acts - [... more]

Author Mark Twain suggested that whatever we look at in life mdash and how we see it mdash can influence our next steps even our destiny As Twain said ldquo You can t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus rdquo Peter too spoke of vision when he replied to a lame beggar a man whom he and John encountered at the busy temple gate called Beautiful Acts As the man asked them for money Peter and John looked directly at the man ldquo Then Peter said lsquo Look at us rsquo rdquo v Why did [... more]