Newspapers recently carried the story of a man named Larry Klein. One might say that Larry is disabled, but one crook is not so sure....
We eat foods that do not nourish us. We drink beverages that do not quench our thirst. We wear clothing that does not protect us. They all symbolize the fact that we live without purpose. Life has no ...
Children are incredibly honest about that which they are thankful...and more so about that which they are not....
A missionary came up with a great strategy to share the gospel. He would go to a village, sit with the people around the fire and ask, “What has your god done for you?”...
We never should give up on our dreams despite the condescending remarks of others; listen instead to encouragement and move forward....
One of the most successful companies in the fast food industry is Domino's Pizza. It is no surprise that the founder of the company has a clearly defined statement of mission: In Monaghan's own words,...
No one could say that George Smith didn't have courage. A daring jet test pilot in the 1950's, back when the sound barrier was first being broken, he could face anything - until he had to bail out of ...
When General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in the early part of World War II, he made a short speech: "I will return." Later on in the war, he came back to the Philippines in victory. Cameras...
Why did only one cleansed leper return to thank Jesus? The following are nine suggested reasons why the nine did not return. One waited to see if the cure was real. One waited to see if it would last...
Once there was a man who sat down to read a stack of papers waiting for his perusal.One of the pieces of mail was a newsletter entitled, “The Report of the Paris Missionary Society.”In the...
According to the book, The Twentieth Century, the invention of typing correction fluid was the product of necessity. Betty Nesmith (incidentally, the mother of former “Monkee” Michael Nesmith) had ma...
We have traditionally marked our calendars, BC and AD. This is a tribute to the effect Jesus has on history....
William Penn's Walk William Penn, the founder of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was well liked by the Indians. Once they told him he could have as much of their land as he could encompass on foot i...
A recent British national survey found that most women are "terrified" of giving birth and find it "more painful than they ever imagined." Sixty percent said their prenatal classes had failed to pr...
Recently newspapers carried the story of Ruth Stewart and how she celebrated her 100th birthday. Defying her age, she took a ride on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. News accounts quoted her as saying, "...
A motorcycle cop was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well. However, the patrolman kept feeling something pulling at the hairs on his...
Comparison is not your friend when it comes to self-evalution, only thinking rightly about your God-given abilties and esteeming that which has been placed within you and given to you as gifts for ser...
I like the story of the young man whose habit of criticizing backfired on him. One evening, while waiting for a bus, he was standing with a crowd of people looking in the window of the taxidermist sho...