Christmas 1943 “And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest and the world seemingly most indifferent.” Taylor Caldwell August 1943 – U.S.S. North Carolina – South Pacific Ocean:...
“He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.” George Washington Carver’s epitaph 1916 – Enterprise, Alabama: Anxiety was the order of the day in Enterprise, the county seat...
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner February 1995 – Brisbane, Australia: Berni Dymet stood on the balcony of the...
“The power of words is immense. A well-chosen word has often sufficed to stop a flying army, to change defeat into victory, and to save an empire.” Emile De Girardin February 26, 1791 – London, England: Methodist theologian John Wesley penned a letter to his good...
“God is continually preparing His heroes, and when the opportunity is right, He puts them into position in an instant. He works so fast, the world wonders where they came from.” A.B. Simpson September...
“And then there is the love for the enemy – love for the one who does not love you, but mocks, threatens and inflicts pain. The tortured’s love for the torturer. This is God’s love. It conquers the world.” Frederick Buechner July 2000 –...