The first law of Thermodynamics says that no mass or energy is ever destroyed, that it merely changes form. When a piece of wood is burned, it is not gone. Some of it becomes heat; some deteriorates...
The remarkable Redwood tree is not subject to any known plant disease. Insects do not bother it. It can survive being struck by bolts of lightning. If it is cut down the stump produces many sprouts fo...
"It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, then falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is not love and it is not fr...
Robert Shannon noticed that, oddly enough, the oldest river in America is called the New River. People who study such things say it is the second oldest river in the world. Only the Nile is older! Run...
Every British monarch is crowned sitting in the Coronation Chair. It is not very impressive. The paint is peeling, showing the marks of earlier paint. The initials of schoolboys are carved on it. ...
The Snake That Poisons Everyone It topples governments, wrecks marriages, ruins careers, destroys reputations, causes nightmares, spawns suspicion, and generates grief. Even its name hisses. It's call...
Among Tibetan Buddhists it has long been believed that marmots (similar to our groundhogs) are the incarnations of Lamas -- Buddhist priests. When they hibernate in the winter they are said to be medi...
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." (William Jennings Bryan) ...
The Value Of A Smile It cost nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None ...
God gradually reveals His truth, like a flower unfolding. It is not like the night-blooming cereus that opens only in the darkness and is seen by few. It is not like the century plant that opens so ra...
An Interview with Mark Labberton, Sr. Pastor of First Presbyertian Church of Berkley, Califonia....
What is the most expensive substance in the world? Neither is it gold, though it is now well past $1,300 an ounce; nor is it platinum. The most expensive thing per ounce is the ink for your computer p...
The movie, "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" has revived interest in Tolkein's fantasy. It also has people talking about truths the book addresses. Much discussion centers on the ring itself...
The movie, "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" has revived interest in Tolkein's fantasy. It also has people talking about truths the book addresses. Much discussion centers on the ring itself...
I have heard that if a rattlesnake is cornered, it can become so frenzied that it will accidentally bite itself with its deadly fangs. In the same way, when a person harbors hatred and resentm...
In the Sixth century the Emperor Justin II presented to the Vatican a cross. It was made of gold and covered with precious stones. The value of it is beyond calculating. In the center was a splinter o...
In the Sixth century the Emperor Justin II presented to the Vatican a cross. It was made of gold and covered with precious stones. The value of it is beyond calculating. In the center was a splinter o...
Recently it was announced that Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is actually seven feet taller than was formerly thought. When you think that the mountain is more than 29,000 feet above sea l...
It is entertaining television. We must reckon with the powerful fact and force of television. It is a comparatively recent force. But it is a fact and a force that is here to stay. But with us as Go...