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THERE'S A GREEK LEGEND that when Gordious was made King of Phrygia, he dedicated his oxcart to Zeus and tied it with a knot of complex loops and intertwinings. An oracle foretold that whoever loosed the knot would rule all Asia.

AS A COLLEGE STUDENT , I loved backpacking and learning about how to get along in the great outdoors, so I took a university course from a former Green Beret who had honed his survival skills in Vietnam. As you might imagine, he was unusually adept at surviving under difficult circumstances—and had a lot to teach us.

I PRACTICALLY gagged on my coffee. I'm going to what? I thought.

" IF YOU can't make this move, don't run this rapid," our experienced river guide called out to the group. Then he shoved off with his canoeing partner to show us the proper route to take.

It was the weekend, and I was watching our daughters while my wife ran errands. I decided to work in the yard of our new home while Fawn, the eight-year-old, pushed her three-year-old sister, Taffy, around on her tricycle.

London, 1976 . I was on my way to the Underground station to catch a train to work, when a man stopped me and asked if I had seen anyone in the area matching my description.

THE PROMO for a popular news program startled me. The producers promised the viewer something amazing: Every 15 minutes they would feature new headlines.

Illnesses healed . Safety in the face of disaster.

What do you think of when you hear about the Holy Ghost? Can we feel it and experience it today?

The first thing Philip Wylie wants you to know is that the regeneration of his church, Second Church of Christ, Scientist, London, came about because of the love, prayers, and work of all the members, not just a few. "It was very much a team effort," he assured me when we spoke recently about the positive changes taking place at Second Church.