George Washington Carver, the scientist who developed hundreds of useful products from the peanut said: "When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, ...
The Zugspitze is the highest mountain in Germany. Alongside the German-Austrian border, it towers 9,718 feet high....
God values what seemingly is insignificant by our human estimation....
According to a recent “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” column, a man named Nicael Holt of Australia sold himself for $5,875......
An old Frank and Ernest comic shows Frank asking Ernest, “Which would you rather do?Watch virtue triumph in a movie, or evil triumph in a newscast?”Sometimes it seems we can’t see vi...
I am an expository preacher, and I am also a Pentecostal. Admittedly, these two categories are not often used in the same sentence....
Rick is the co-author of The Externally Focused Church and 60 Simple Things Every Pastor Should Know, and his newest book is Living a Life on Loan. He was recently interviewed by Preaching editor Mich...
The mimosa pudice plant is sometime called the sensitive plant. Found in Central and South America, it folds up its leaves in response to heat, wind or human touch. Some human beings are like that. ...
“The supreme quality for a leader is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is a section gang, on a football field, in an army or in an office."...
"When we walk to the edge of all the light we have, and take that step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen -- there will be something solid for us to s...
Listen to your inner Boy Scout and always be prepared whether in the work you do or for all eternity....
The Maldives is an island nation. Rising sea levels in the Indian Ocean threaten this land of 376,000 people....
The largest cross in the world is located on Bald Knob mountain in southern Illinois. It towers 111 feet high and can be seen for miles in every direction. But the true cross towers higher. It towers ...
The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not column tells of a woman in England who received a heart transplant in June of 2007. She decided to go and visit her old heart when it was placed on display in London. ...
Dick Bass and Frank Wells became the first persons to climb the tallest mountain on each continent. They wrote a book about their adventures called "Seven Summits." Now Bass has written another book c...
New disappointments hit the headlines every day. In fact, one of the latest letdowns involved 106 public officials in New York. After a sting operation to uncover graft, U.S. Attorney Rudolph Guiliani...
The “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” column told recently of some men from Queensland, Australia, who, in June of 2007, sailed fifty miles down the Brisbane River on a boat made of beer cans......
For many years the license plates of New Hampshire, bore the slogan, made famous by Revolutionary War general John Stark - live free or die....
According to the people at "Ripley's Believe it or Not," the cornerstone of the Washington Monument, which was laid on July 4, 1884, disappeared and has never been found....