By DANNY MINTON This week I sat down and read a book that made me realize the narrow limits of my faith. As I turned the pages and read the story, it touched my heart that someone could have such great faith in a world of adversity while I struggle in a relatively easy life. For my following few writings,

By DANNY MINTON When asked who you view as the important people of the Bible, most men will likely name Jesus, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Noah, David, Paul, Peter, among others. On the other hand, women will probably add Sarah, Esther, Mary, Ruth, and a few others. All of these men and women attained a high level of respect as

By DANNY MINTON As Women’s History Month begins, it makes me think of many women of history and today that I admire and respect. Women have made an immense impact on the Christian world, the church, communities, and families over the last two-thousand years. This month I’m going to spend each week sharing the life of an exceptional woman who

By DANNY MINTON I browsed through the posts yesterday on Facebook and saw much of what I usually view. People show pictures of cute babies laughing and children playing. I viewed lists on what I should and should not eat and determined they didn’t fit my lifestyle. Popping up on the screen were questions asking things that I ignored since

By DANNY MINTON The 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition World’s Fair was one of the most extraordinary events of the 19th Century. The previous fair in Paris highlighted by the Eiffel Tower was nothing compared to what Chicago offered. There would be grand, whitewashed buildings that gave a gleaming portrait when the lights penetrated the night. It was labeled the “White

By DANNY MINTON Many bad things can happen in a sports arena. Most of the time, they are forgotten and, although they may affect the game’s outcome, have little impact past the game in which they happen. People get frustrated and angry, but it soon subsides. Very few times, what happens on the playing field provokes hatred and contempt from

By DANNY MINTON From September 1857 to June of 1858, Samuel “Mark Twain” Clemens served as a “cub pilot” on the sidewheel steamboat, “Pennsylvania.” Due to a stormy relationship with the pilot, William Brown, his service abruptly ended. However, before this happened, he secured a job for his younger brother, Henry, as a “mud clerk.” A “mud clerk” did odd

By DANNY MINTON “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.” (John F. Kennedy, before Congress, May 25, 1961) “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the

By DANNY MINTON January 30, 1933, is a date very few of us have in our list of dates to remember. However, of all the dates in the 20th century, that day would stand out as a day that changed the world. On that day, an unlikely candidate became chosen as chancellor of Germany. Even though the date may not