Category: Heroes

“He Was Larger Than Life”

One of the greatest broadcast disasters in history was the explosion of the German zeppelin Hindenburg while landing in a field in New Jersey in May, 1937. It’s the incident that caused a radio announcer witnessing the crash to exclaim, “Oh, the humanity!” Just yesterday a Goodyear blimp exploded…in Germany. You can see photos here: […]

The Man Who Amazed Jesus

I just read a story about a man who stood out so much, he amazed Jesus, who went on to say about him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” What kind of man could bring about such praise from the Son of God? A humble, faith-filled warrior. Luke […]

He Made Every Effort

America lost it’s last remaining WWI veteran today. Frank Buckles lied at age 16 in order to get himself enlisted into the Army. He died at age 110, one of only 3 veterans of WWI still alive in the world. Anxious to serve his country at the beginning of the war, Buckles went to a recruiting […]