During his 1860 run for the White House, then-candidate Abraham Lincoln received a letter from an 11-year-old girl that some believe helped get him elected president. As the tale is told, the girl urged Mr. Lincoln to grow a beard because she surmised that whiskers would hide the drab homeliness of his face and improveContinue reading “An Oily Beard”
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Always Room for One More
Many of the stories in the New Testament’s book of Acts all seem to end the same way. After either witnessing an amazing miracle or hearing a passionate sermon, people’s souls and spirits are so deeply touched that scads and scores of them come to faith in Jesus Christ. And they’re all welcomed into thisContinue reading “Always Room for One More”