Fred Craddock was the visiting preacher at a church one Sunday afternoon when a van full of ragged teenagers pulled in. They looked in bad shape as they sat on their bedrolls, waiting for their parent...
Joel Manby is the CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, a company that operates theme parks, aquariums and other family attractions. Manby was featured in the TV hit, “Undercover Boss.” ...
A recent survey from the Pew Research Center, reported by USA Today, gives insight into the current view of marriage. According to the survey of approximately 2,700 people, 39 percent said marriage is...
A veterinarian was feeling ill and went to see her doctor. The doctor asked her all the usual questions: What are your symptoms? How long have they been occurring? Etcetera. Finally the vet interrupt...
The sculptures of Michelangelo thrill art lovers all over the world. They are moved by the grace of his David, but he never signed it. They are awed by the majesty of his Moses, but he never signed it...
In Elysa Gardner's USA Today tribute to Richard Rogers, she tells a story that gives us a clue to his extraordinary success in musical theater. She relates comments made by Rogers' eldest daughter Mar...
One of the most honored and decorated naval commanders was Lord Horatio Nelson. Many do not know that when he won his greatest victories, he was suffering from gout, malaria, chest pains, depression, ...
The Ripley organization highlights the story of the unusual creature, the Nanomia Cara. It is a jellyfish, and it lives in a huge cluster with other jellyfish. Some in the colony catch the food, other...
On December 9, 1914, Edison Industries was destroyed by fire. Thomas Edison’s son, Charles, was worried about his father. At the disaster site, while the fire was still burning, he found his ...
Robberies are not unusual, but this one is. A sketch by artist Salvador Dali has been stolen from the men's prison at Riker's Island. The sketch is of Jesus Christ on the cross....
The pastor of a big city church ran an ad for a caretaker-housekeeper. The next day, a well-dressed young man appeared at the pastor's door. But before he could say more than, "Hello, I came t...
Biblical repentance reestablishes credibility with the world and fellowship with the Lord. The seven "what's" of 2 Corinthians 7:11 are seven marks of godly sorrow: (1) Earnestness to do right. (2) Ea...
Cecil Northcott in A Modern Epiphany tells of a discussion in a camp of young people where representatives of many nations were living together. "One wet night the campers were discussing various ways...
A young executive was leaving the office late one evening when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. "Listen," said the CEO, "this is a very sensitive and...
An Interview with Mark Labberton, Sr. Pastor of First Presbyertian Church of Berkley, Califonia....
The Ripley organization highlights the story of the unusual creature, the Nanomia Cara. It is a jellyfish, and it lives in a huge cluster with other jellyfish. Some in the colony catch the food, other...
In J. K. Rowling's now famous novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone there is a warning engraved on the doors of the bank: Enter stranger, but take heed - Of what awaits the sin of greed - For t...
Phil J. Quigley is the chairman and CEO of a very large corporation, Pacific Telesis. But you will often find him in California classrooms. His company has spent 100 million dollars to wire California...
Congressman and former Olympic great Jim Ryun (along with sons, Ned and Drew) has written a book entitled, Heroes Among Us....