Voltaire stated: "If a miracle occurred in the market place of Paris and in the presence of 2,000 men, I would rather disbelieve my own eyes and the 2,000." The point is that facts alone will never br...
In her book, Three Kentucky Towns That Never Were, the author, Mariam S. Houchens, names Lystra and Franklinville in Nelson County. They existed only on paper. Elaborate plans showed streets, parks, c...
Thomas Edison changed the world with his invention of the light bulb. The last words he ever spoke were: "It is very beautiful over there." When he died the President of the United States suggested th...
Spiritual Multiplication Unfortunately most Christians are sterile. That is to say they never reproduce themselves, when God has clearly commanded us to make disciples not just decisions. Consider t...
The city of Los Angeles stands at the top of the list of America's largest cities, but at the bottom in giving to charitable causes. In fact, among the 50 largest cities, Los Angeles is number...
According to The New Book of Lists, the Cape of Good Hope is not well-named. The Portuguese explorer, Bartholomeu Dias called it the Cape of Storm. That’s how rough he judged the waters to be....
In London's Westminster Abbey, many great men and women are buried in the floor of the church. Visitors walk over their tombs without hesitation...all but one. There is one tomb that no one walks ov...
Barbara Nicolosi used to be a nun, but became a screen writer. She was asked to leave her order because of her desire to aggressively evangelize through the media. She has created a special program...
William Satchell wrote a novel about early migrant workers going through the forests of New Zealand's Northland province. They followed after the timber cutters looking for the gum from stumps...
A minister one day sat in the vestry of his church to meet anyone who might have spiritual difficulties. Only one came. "What is your difficulty?" asked the minister. The man answered, "My difficulty ...
Writing in the October/November 1998 issue of Carolina Mountain Living Timothy M. Smith remarked on the strange fact that towns put up signs "No Loitering!" He says "The problem is ... that we're alre...
USA Today recently ran an article about a study done by the National Marriage Project by Rutgers. This study may motivate churches to do more to uphold the honor of marriage. In a survey of men and wo...
Mike Duffy, writing in the Detroit Free Press, makes this observation: "For many people, blue Monday is merely the follow-up to blah Sunday." Although it might be difficult to pin down one specific re...
Recently a popular magazine noted that it is now possible to own a hand held satellite receiver. Already installed on some new autos, the devices work with the global positioning satellite to tell you...
Several years ago, The Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks. Early one fall, while the ...
Truth in any Tongue The Scriptures have been translated into more than a thousand languages by many worthy organizations. In fact, the Old Testament books are presently being made available in another...