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In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The idea was simple: ordinary people would record, in diary form, the events of their everyday lives. An estimated one million pages eventually found their way to the archive - and it soon became clear this was more than anyone could digest. Today, the diaries are stored at the University of Sussex, where, remarkably, most remain unread.

This is the story of John Weightman, who has carefully and responsibly accumulated material wealth. Indeed, he has built a respectable name and a respectable mansion here on Earth. But what has he built in heaven? Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions.” In this story, Henry van Dyke invites us to go along with John Weightman to see what the mansions look like in heaven, and who shall inherit them.

One Blade of Grass is a story that opens our eyes to the miracles of small and simple things. A hunter spies a dove flying low over a field. He takes aim. What happens next will impact countless lives.