Time for Life is the title of a new book by James Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey. In the book they say that while Americans feel more rushed they actually have more leisure time than ever before -- near...
Recently Lynn Johnston's "For Better or For Worse" comic strip depicted the father changing all the clocks. When his little daughter asks why, he explains carefully that putting the clocks ahead gives...
It is not correct to say that there are 365 days in a year. A year is about one fourth of a day longer than that. There are 365.24219878 days in a year. By the year 46 B.C. that little bit of time had...
Is there a "family-time famine" in your home? The Family Research Council, Focus on the Family's branch office in Washington, D.C., recently released a survey...
What can you fit into an hour? Depends on how much money you have. Apparently we really can do more with less....
In 1752 England went from the old Julian calendar to the new Gregorian calendar. In order to make it fit, eleven days had to be removed from the calendar. People went to bed on September 2nd, and when...
In Bill Keane's comic strip The Family Circus the little girl is explaining time to her little brother. She says, "Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's cal...
Charles Francis Adams was the United States ambassador to Great Britain during the Lincoln administration. He had the habit of keeping a daily diary. He also taught his son, Brooks, the value of journ...
"When Jesus came the first time, He came in a manger. When He comes again, He is coming in majesty. The first time, He shed His royal blood for our redemption. When He comes again, He is going to be d...
Adrian Rogers wrote: "When Jesus came the first time, He came in a manger. When He comes again, He is coming in majesty. The first time, He shed His royal blood for our redemption. When He comes again...
Just inside the magnificent walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, stands the bell tower. It marks the beginning of the Stradun, the city's main street. Two iron figures strike the bell each hour. The bel...
"How long ya been in for" is given a whole new meaning in church circles where preachers are long-winded....
Recently, the Cincinnati Enquirer told a story about a man named David Booth who wanted to make an apology. Years earlier in 1969, Booth tried to hijack a Delta flight. During the attempt, he threaten...
Too Late The little boy was making his way to his desk when the teacher stopped him. "You're late," she said. He looked a bit tearful. "I was late when I left home," he said. "But why didn't you start...
The Mayfly lives only six hours! It gets its name from the fact that it hatches in the month of May. Yet the eggs of the Mayfly do not hatch for three years! A six-hour lifetime seems mighty brief, bu...
The famous actor Gregory Peck once was standing in line with a friend, waiting for a table in a crowded Los Angeles restaurant. They had been waiting for some time; the diners seemed to be taking thei...
A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime story. From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately...