Meet Nozomu Tamari, 72, of Munakata City, Japan. He has been practicing the ancient art of Japanese archery for the past 25 years. At Munakata’s Hashougu Shrine, Tamari-san takes aim in a late-afternoon practice session of what is now called “an art,” but was used in the everyday lives of the Samurai in ancient Japan [...]

The following is an outstanding testimony from Tony Snow, President Bush’s Press Secretary, and his fight with cancer. Commentator and broadcaster, Tony Snow announced that he had colon cancer in 2005. Following surgery and chemo-therapy, Snow joined the Bush Administration in April 2006 as press secretary. Unfortunately, on March 23, 2007, Snow, 51, a husband [...]

by Max Lucado You live one final breath from your own funeral. Which, from God’s perspective, is nothing to grieve. He responds to these grave facts with this great news: “The day you die is better than the day you are born” (Eccles. 7:1). Now there is a twist. Heaven enjoys a maternity-ward reaction to [...]

The following was originally part of a letter to a pastor of a supporting church in Bremerton, WA.   Since we’ve been back in Japan we’ve seen how very much the people in the church, especially the deacons who were appointed before we left, have grown and matured spiritually. It’s so surprising, and yet it [...]

Meet Katsuhiko Shibuta, 23, employee for this Idemitsu gasoline station in Koga City, Japan. In order to conserve space, these kind of pumps descend from the ceiling with a pull on a thick cord. Pumps of this kind in Japan will be phased out from next year.  No need to write about the price of [...]