In his book The Man Who Was Thursday G.K. Chesterton put these words in the mouth of one of his characters: "We have only known the back of the world." It must certainly be remembered that our...
In his book The Man Who Was Thursday G. K. Chesterton put these words in the mouth of one of his characters: "We have only known the back of the world." It must certainly be remembered that our knowle...
In the first Men in Black movie, Will Smith (“J”) at first refuses to believe Tommy Lee Jones (“K”) that the earth is playing host to thousands of creatures from other planets. K dismisses J’s “knowle...
No other relationship can take the place of a personal relationship with the Creator God....
One day our professor was discussing a particularly complicated concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask "Why do we have to study this stuff?" "To save lives," the professor responded an...
Philip Nation
Have you ever met that guy who just knew more than everyone else in the room? Or wanted to prove it? Does knowing any of this make you feel better about life and eternity? No, as Ecclesiastes shows....
Exactly how much of the Bible does one need to know to be a leader within the church? Are you smarter than a fifth grader?...
The regional manager at a retail chain forgets his first laptop on a store counter. When he returns, it's gone, so he reports it stolen. That night, he got a phone call from a person saying he...
The regional manager at a retail chain forgets his first laptop on a store counter. When he returns, it's gone; so he reports it stolen. That night, he got a phone call from a person saying he was a p...
A manufacturing plant was in full swing one day. The company's massive machine was humming along, taking in the raw materials at one end and churning out the finished product at the other. Suddenly, t...
In an interview in the March-April 2003 issue of The Door, preacher/author Calvin Miller observed, "Michael Card and I are kind of amateur astronomers, and he's much better at it than I am. We were in...
Sometimes people just don't use their common sense. A man once recounted this incident at an airport. He said "I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has any...
A pediatrician in town always plays a game with some of his young patients to put them at ease and test their knowledge of body parts. ...
It is reported that Gandhi taught his own version of the seven deadly sins. He said the seven deadly sins were: 1) Wealth without work, 2) Pleasure without conscience, 3) Knowledge without character, ...
The Painted Lady is a butterfly that breeds on the edge of the Sahara, flies across the Mediterranean Sea, over the Alps and the Pyrenees, stopping only to lay eggs along the way. She then flies acro...
"The TV is my shepherd, my spiritual growth shall want.It maketh me to sit down and do nothing for His name's sake,It keepeth me from doing my duty as a Christian; because it presenteth so many good p...
A guest at a hotel was in a hurry to check out when he realized he did not have his briefcase. He went to the bellhop and said, "Would you please hurry to room 1203? I think I left my briefcase there....
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, ...
Sometimes while instructing children, they can get the better of you with the knowledge they've gained....