... would be finished. Ryan went into that game trying to do his best, determined that he was going to succeed. He was miserable. He walked something like seven or eight batters in four innings. Hodges took him out. Later that season he was traded to the Angels. After the game Richard Reeves went down into the locker room to interview the players. He noticed Nolan Ryan was apart from the others, looking into a mirror, obviously having difficulty tying his tie ...
... of Superman and his wife is one of the great love stories of our time. You remember the awful accident that paralyzed Christopher Reeve. When he knew he was paralyzed and was still in critical condition in the hospital, he said to his wife Dana, “Maybe we should ... glimpse of commitment. This comes from a true story in a poignant book entitled “Mortal Lessons,” written by a surgeon, Richard Selzer. A surgeon stands by the bed where a young woman lies, her face postoperative, her mouth twisted in palsy. A ...
... died because he loved us so much. What have we given him in return? University of Wisconsin historian Thomas Reeves is really put off by the state of religious belief and service in our land today. “Christianity in modern America ... make buildings. These can all become ends in themselves. We are to make disciples of Jesus Christ. That is what it is all about.” (4) Richard Wurmbrand was right. Ed Markquart is right. This is why I have the privilege to stand before you each week. It is not to entertain you ...
