Category: Inspired

Man in Rutland, UK, Stumbles on 700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic of Achilles and Ancient Villa in Farmer’s Field

On his father’s farm in Rutland, Jim Irving and his family were out walking when he spotted a few bits of ancient pottery scattered on the ground. Further investigation into this led to the discovery of an extraordinary 700-year-old Roman mosaic, depicting Achilles and the Trojan War from The Iliad, and the remains of an…


A True Home for the Holidays

As people of deep faith, retired NFL star Benjamin Watson and his wife Kirsten know that Christmas is about much more than tinsel, tunes, and turkey. Like a 21st-century version of the eponymous family at the center of the 1970s TV series “The Waltons”—who, like the Watsons, raised four boys and three girls and likewise…


A Secret Language That Helped End World War II

In war, information can be more valuable than tanks, planes, ships, or soldiers. Information sent and received without detection can mean the difference between victory and defeat, even between life and death. Protecting information means developing elaborate codes. One code, which Native Americans developed and used, played a pivotal role in helping the United States…


Doctor Who Attended Funeral of Couple’s Late Son Cries Tears of Joy as Their Daughter Is Born

After a serendipitous encounter in the hospital between a doctor and the father of a newborn baby, the doctor was invited to hold the baby girl. He was moved to tears as two years prior, he had gone above and beyond his call of duty to help the couple’s son, who died just 36 hours…


Mom Preserves Christmas Tree Her Teen Son Decorated Before He Died

A grieving mother wrapped her Christmas tree in cellophane to hold last year’s decorations in place in order to preserve the ornaments her teenage son had put up before he died. Heather Davis, 34, lost her son Kooper, 17, to suicide in December 2020, just weeks after he helped to decorate their tree. The mom-of-five…


Autistic Boy Never Spoke a Word or Showed Emotion—Until Parents Got a Cocker Spaniel Best Friend for Life

A 5-year-old boy from the UK who was born with autism never showed any emotion nor spoke a single word until his parents, by happenstance, found him a four-legged best friend for life. Parents Hayley and Karsten Kirby-Bulner, from Andover, Hampshire, never intended for Fern the cocker spaniel to be their son Leon’s dog; it…


Loyal Adopted Dog Takes Bullet in the Face to Protect Owners When Armed Robbers Break Into House

A dog in South Africa adopted from the SPCA into a loving forever home has repaid her owners a thousandfold after two armed robbers broke into their house and opened fire. The mixed breed, Kei, was shot in the face while ferociously protecting the family’s young lady. Those armed intruders on Oct. 3 broke into the…


Doctor Schedules Abortion for Baby With Down Syndrome, Parents Refuse and Now She’s Thriving

An Australian couple who were informed that their unborn child was diagnosed with Down syndrome were shocked when their doctor scheduled an abortion for them. Refusing to terminate their baby, they went ahead with the pregnancy, and now their little girl has beaten all the odds and is thriving. “We are blessed with the most…


2 Babies Survive After a Tornado in Kentucky Carried Them Away in a Bathtub

Two babies survived a tornado in Kentucky that ripped the bathtub they were sheltering in out of the ground and tossed it with them inside, their grandmother said. Clara Lutz told WFIE-TV that she put 15-month-old Kaden and 3-month-old Dallas in the bathtub on Dec. 10 with a blanket, a pillow, and a Bible. Then the house…


Detroit Police Officers Spot Woman Acting Strangely With 4 Kids in Van, Charge Her for Kidnapping

A “troubling” kidnapping attempt earlier in December was foiled by two Detroit Police officers of the Eighth Precinct who had their wits about them, possibly saving the lives of four kids, aged 5 to 11. Happening upon the suspect in a white van on Dec. 2 running a red light near Grand River and Evergreen,…