An ancient legend says that in the early church a believer was to be martyred for his faith. As they tied his hands and led him to the stake, he was asked if he had…

Ray Pritchard, president of Keep Believing Ministries, shared the emotions he felt at his mother's funeral:

My mother died three years ago. I had the honor of speaking at her graveside service where we buried her next to my father. While I was standing there, I had a surreal personal experience. Perhaps it happened partly because I was a bit under the weather, perhaps it was seeing so many old friends after three decades, perhaps it was because we were burying my mother and my father side by sid…

If you want a truly hard-bitten, secular man, then go back to the Nixon era and visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Ask for the office of the Special Counsel to the President. The name on the desk reads Charles W. Colson.

They called him the "Hatchet Man" because he specialized in doing the dirty work of politics. Need to pull a dirty trick? Call Chuck Colson. Need to leak a damaging story? Call Chuck Colson. Need to find out what the Democrats are up to? Call Chuck Colson. Need someone to put the brakes on a Justice Department investigation? Call Chuck Colson.

By his own admission, he was a tough guy, a man who once boasted he would run over his grandmother if it would help re-elect Richard Nixon. Religion to him was a crutch. And Jesus Christ? He didn't figure in.

But t…

The longest walk you'll ever take is the walk away from the grave of someone you love. If you have never done that, you can't imagine how difficult it is.

• To walk away and feel as if the world has come to an end.
• To walk away and think about what used to be and what might have been.
• To…