Pop Star With A Purpose

Somehow World War II continued in Guam until January of 1972 and it went on in the person of Shoichi Yokoi. For 28 years he hid in an underground jungle cave, fearing to come out of hiding even after finding leaflets declaring that World War II had ended. How could this Japanese soldier avoid surrendering…

Bert Hinkler was a pioneering aviator, innovator, and designer. He is credited with being the first to fly solo between England and Australia and receiving numerous accolades. Hinkler’s passion was aviation. From a young age, he was fascinated by flight and the aerodynamics that surrounded it. When he was just 19, he invented his first…

Marie Durand was 19 years old when she was imprisoned in the Tower of Constance in France. Her crime was having a brother who was a Protestant minister. She was promised freedom if she denied her faith in the Bible and its teachings. She only had to say one French word – “J’abjure” – “I…

German artist, Albrecht Dürer’s pen and ink drawing, ‘Praying Hands’, is one of the best-known works of art in the world. The story is told of how Albrecht studied at art, came back to his village and saw the gnarled, work-ruined hands of his brother who had supported him by working in the mines. His…

It’s hard to forgive others. Especially when the damage is life-shattering, or when the offender continues doing things that cause us pain. Soon our whole focus is on how can I repay them? The bitter thoughts swirl through our minds and become all-consuming and potentially can be very destructive to us. The question is, how…

Planet Earth is filled with a dazzling diversity of life, but few animals can compete with the extinct dinosaurs for variety, size, and sheer magnificence. They roamed the earth away back in the ancient past and came in incredible shapes and sizes. Some of these ancient creatures had enormous bodies and were the most colossal…