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Category Archives: Stories
Mark’s ongoing thread of “subversive stories” raising questions about the meaning of life
Inspiring Barber blesses the homeless
Every Wednesday in Hartford, Conn. USA homeless people can get a free haircut. However 82-year-old retired barber Anthony Cymerys does ask for a hug in return. Inspired 25 years ago by a church sermon about the homeless, Anthony decided he … Continue reading →
Nick the Greek: Story about gambling and religion
In the UK, it is estimated that around 350,000 people are suffering from a gambling addiction. It is now easier than ever before to gamble, with a huge number of online betting shops enabling people to gamble 24 hours a … Continue reading →
Inspiring Woman fights Mafia
I’m exploring role models in my blog. Here is an Italian woman who has become a bit of a celebrity for her Christian response to the Mafia. In May 1992 Mafia thug Giovanni Brusca set off a huge bomb in … Continue reading →
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Desperately Needed – Role models for our children
Here are four I’ve found but I need more! Can you help me ? The story of Damiano Tommasi is a fantastic example of how Christians can challenge greed and selfishness. This international Italian player became a hero in Italy … Continue reading →
Parable Probing Education
Once upon a time there lived a tribe of happy nomads who lived in the Sudan. These desert nomads depended on their sturdy and faithful camels for survival. Camels supplied nutritious milk in geographical locations where there was nothing to … Continue reading →
Amazing story to teach Isaiah 11:6-9
“They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Isaiah 11:9 Sometime in the early 1990’s a 16 foot long … Continue reading →
Black Magic at the Court of Louis the 14th
The dismal and ugly consequences of marrying platonic views of the soul with Christian teaching is most evident in the following 17th century black magic story. The Marquise de Montespan (1640-1707) was considered breathtakingly beautiful by the standards of her … Continue reading →
Worldviews and Airline Crashes
During the 1990’s Korean Airlines had more plane crashes than almost any other airline in the world. For example in 1997 a Korean Air jet carrying 254 people crashed and burned during bad weather and rescuers, who trudged through the … Continue reading →
The Parable of Little Dave the emotivist
“Hello – my name’s little Dave and I’m an emotivist. I don’t like stamp collecting or coin collecting. I’ve no interest in football or computer games – and so I’ve decided to become an emotivist. A lot of you out … Continue reading →
Doreen, the servant of humanity
Doreen was a very selfless woman and she had devoted her life to the service of others. She was the kind of saintly creature who denied herself every pleasure. No chocolate. No cheese. No dancing. No fun. She was completely … Continue reading →