The tale is told that after yet another stop on Albert Einstein rsquo s lecture tour his chauffeur mentioned that he rsquo d heard enough of the speech that he could give it Einstein suggested they switch places at the next college as no one there had seen his picture The chauffer agreed and delivered a fine lecture Then came the question-and-answer period To one aggressive inquirer he replied ldquo I can see you rsquo re a brilliant professor but I rsquo m surprised you would ask a question so simple that even my chauffeur could answer it rdquo His [... more]

GUEST ANDREW DeBARTOLO Pastor and Project Manager for Liberty Coalition Canada When Daniel and his friends faced King Nebuchadnezzar's ultimatum that they fall down and worship the king's golden idol or be thrown into a blazing furnace this was their reply O Nebuchadnezzar we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter If it be so our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and He will deliver us out of your hand O king But even if He does not let it be known to you O king [... more]

When two firefighters weary and sooty stopped at a restaurant for breakfast the waitress recognized the men from the news and realized they rsquo d spent the night battling a warehouse fire To show her appreciation she wrote a note on their bill ldquo Your breakfast is on me today Thank you for serving others and for running into the places everyone else runs away from Fueled by fire and driven by courage what an example you are rdquo nbsp In the Old Testament we see an example of courage in the actions of three young men Shadrach Meshach and [... more]

A wildfire in Andilla Spain scorched nearly acres of woodland When scientists entered the area they expected total devastation and they did indeed see miles of blackened oaks pines and junipers However in the middle of the wreckage a group of nearly bright green cypress trees remained standing The trees rsquo unusual ability to retain water had allowed them to safely endure the fire In the days of King Nebuchanezzar rsquo s reign in Babylon a small cluster of friends survived the flames of the king rsquo s wrath Shadrach Meshach and Abednego refused to worship a statue Nebuchadnezzar had [... more]