By Danny Minton Some of the most significant impacts on people’s faith come not from the pulpit but from the people sitting in the pews. We often don’t realize how much of an impression we can have on people by simply living like Christ. Each of us has the potential to be the light of Jesus to someone who is

By Danny Minton Fair Warning: If you read the rest of this week’s post, you will be required to carry out a task. The task won’t cost you any money, and how much of your life it consumes depends on you. I do not know how many people read my post weekly, but if everyone who reads this will fulfill

By Danny Minton Walk down any street in the United States and ask a dozen people, “Who was Paul Tibbets?” and most will have no idea. However, they may have a better idea if they went to the theater this weekend and saw the movie “Oppenheimer.” It’s entirely possible that some of those you ask may even owe their very

By Danny Minton An official of a Mission Board, who knew that it takes more than desire to make a missionary, was appointed to examine a candidate. He told the young man to come to his house at six in the morning. The young man went to be examined at six in the morning, and the examiner kept him sitting in the room

By Danny Minton Without question, the hottest game in professional baseball was a game between the Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles on May 15, 1894, in Boston. The fireworks started in the third inning when Tommy “Foghorn” Tucker slid safely into third base. At that point, John McGraw of the Orioles kicked Tucker in the face, and a brawl broke

By Danny Minton While browsing through some old emails, I came across the following story, which was sent to me over twenty years ago. I’m unsure who the original author was, but I found at least three versions online. It’s old, but the thoughts it provokes are still as fresh today as years ago. “Years ago, a farmer owned land

By Danny Minton I’m not a biologist or an astronomer, but both are fascinating fields to study. Over the years, I came across a couple of interesting finds that made me stop and think about the universe in which we live.  Our bodies contain a protein called “Laminins.” The definition I found states, “Laminins are major proteins in the basal lamina,