Battle

Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941 (illustration)

The attack came out of the sky on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. The surprise attack, which caught the U.S. completely off guard, had been launched from 200 miles north of Pearl Harbor from the decks of six aircraft carriers belonging to the Japanese Imperial Navy under the co …

The Battle is Against Spiritual Powers (illustration)

Every believer sooner or later will discover that the Christian life is a battleground, not a playground, and that he faces an enemy who is much stronger than we are, apart from the Lord. We need the power of God to stand against Satan because he is the enemy of God. Our battle i …

The soldier from Japan who wouldn’t quit (illustration)

Lieutenant Hirro Onada was the last Japanese soldier to surrender after World War II. He was left on the island of Lubang in the Philippines in 1944 — along with three other soldier s. They were left to “carry on the mission even if Japan surrenders.” Eventually the …

Two Fisherman Swapping Stories (illustration)

Two ardent fishermen met on their vacation and began swapping stories about the different places they had fished, the kind of tackle used, the best bait, and finally about some of the fish they had caught. One of them told of a vicious battle he once had with a 300-pound salmon. …