By Melissa Banas What do you see when you look at this picture?  Obviously there are four feet, two from an adult and two precious little ones from a toddler.  I bet that you would never see or assume the truth behind this image, this haunting portrait. The two little feet that you just see…

Saturday marks the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. Delivered from the steps of Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial, King spoke of a world in which his children would be judged by the content of their character vs. the color of their skin. Tomorrow, Fox News host Glenn Beck will hold…

If this doesn’t convince you that evil is alive and well in our world, I don’t know what will. In 1692, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hung in Salem, Massachusetts. What’s happening in Africa makes that look a blip on the radar compared to the number of children who are being killed. Their…

Emerging from times of great evil rise stories of great courage and inspiration. I was reminded of this truth last night while watching a movie with my wife entitled, Defiance about two brothers who selflessly save over 1,000 Jews from the Nazi’s by hiding in the forests of Belorussia.   Another picture of good overcoming evil is the…

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