In the aftermath of the Marshall Fire the most destructive fire in Colorado history one ministry offered to help families search through the ashes for valuable items Family members mentioned precious objects they hoped were still preserved Very little was One man spoke tenderly of his wedding ring He rsquo d placed it on his dresser in the upstairs bedroom The house now gone its contents had charred or melted into a single layer of debris at the basement level Searchers looked for the ring in that same corner where the bedroom had been mdash without success The prophet Isaiah [... more]

Hollywood gives us larger than life spies who are dashing drivers of flashy Aston-Martins and other luxury sports cars But Jonna Mendez a former CIA chief paints an opposite picture of the real thing An agent must be ldquo the little gray man rdquo she says someone nondescript not flashy ldquo You want them to be forgettable rdquo The best agents are those least likely to appear like agents When two of Israel rsquo s spies slipped into Jericho it was Rahab who hid them from the king rsquo s soldiers Joshua She was seemingly the least likely person for [... more]

An iconic photo shows the tread of a boot against a gray background It rsquo s astronaut Buzz Aldrin rsquo s footprint which he left on the moon in Scientists say that footprint is likely still there unchanged after all these years In fact it may be there as long as the moon itself lasts On the moon there is no wind or water to change the landscape Nothing gets eroded What happens on the lunar landscape stays on the lunar landscape It rsquo s even more awesome to reflect on the constant presence of God Himself James writes ldquo [... more]

Here are some vacation tips The next time you rsquo re traveling through Middleton Wisconsin you might want to visit the National Mustard Museum For those of us who feel that one mustard is plenty this place amazes featuring different mustards from around the world In Mclean Texas you might be surprised to run across the Barbed Wire Museum mdash or more surprised there is such a passion for well fencing It rsquo s telling what kinds of things we choose to make important One writer says you could do worse than spend an afternoon at the Banana Museum though [... more]