At the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, is the famous four corners of Law. On one corner is the City Hall, representing City laws. On the next corner is t...
David Jeremiah points out that, "The Dead Sea is so salty it contains no fish or plant life. Why? There are absolutely no outlets! A great volume of water pours into it, but nothing flows out. Many in...
According to the book Work to Live,if you live in the following nations, a certain number of vacation days are mandated by law: Spain: 30 France: 30 Ireland: 28 Japan: 25 Belgium: 24 Norway: 21 Unit...
In his book The Peacemaker, author Ken Sande tells of the time Abraham Lincoln addressed a class of law students. "Discourage litigation," Lincoln told them. "Persuade your neighbors to compromise w...
A penitent monk single-handedly carved steps in the stones leading to the top of Mt. Sinai where Moses received the Law from God. There are 1,360 steps to the pinnacle. Pilgrims still climb those step...
In Morocco's famed resort city of Marrakech it is the law that no building can be built taller than the minarets that rise above the city's mosques. No hotel, no office building, nothing can s...
A store clerk in California named Bill Capell has just found out that he is the next Earl of Essex in England. Due to inheritance law and custom, he now has an honorary seat in the House of Lords. ...
Ruben Ramirez of Yakima Washington wanted life in prison. To his disappointment he was only sentenced to 8½ years. Perhaps you saw his story in the newspaper. Ramirez told people he robbed the bank, n...
In the year 1723 the office of King of the Romans was vacant. Ruling princes were supposed to elect a person for this office, but they had neglected to do so. There was so little law and order that th...
A lawyer had successfully handled a difficult law case for a wealthy friend. Following the happy outcome of the case, the friend and client called on the lawyer, expressed his appreciation of his work...
Divine Call to Repentance The term "posthaste" goes back to the time of Henry VIII. Postmasters were given relays of horses to carry messages for the king to important cities in England. Because some...
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...
Former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice once told graduates of the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson that they have a responsibility to be "optimistic" in t...
Harold Hoehner unfolds the nature of adoption in the Roman world: “Under Roman law the procedure of adoption had two steps. In the first step, the son had to be released from the control of h...
Don Wilton writes: "People quit on us when they don't feel valued. George and Mary Lou were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. A reporter asked George, 'What's your recipe for a long, happy m...
The Harvest Never Fails A wealthy widower deeded all his property to an only son and his wife on the condition that he would be allowed to live in the country with them for the rest of his life. After...
Here's an illustration from the new movie Intolerable Cruelty, courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: Love is good. Scene Setup: Miles Massey has finally succumbed to the enemy - a woman. Hasti...
A father interrogates his daughter's fiance and looks for him to adopt the whole family....