Shortly after the 1912 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson visited his aged aunt whom he hadn’t seen for a long time. “What are you doing these days, Woodrow?” she asked. “I’ve just been elected president,” replied Wilson. “Oh, yes? President of what?” inquired the aunt. “Of the United States.” “Don’t be silly!” she snorted impatiently. While…
A certain businessman was well known for his cruelty and ruthlessness. While talking to Mark Twain about a goal he wanted to accomplish before dying, he explained, “Before I die, I am going to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the 10 Commandments aloud at the top.”…
“For 7 cents, now you’re making someone a felon for the rest of his life,” Anthony Stewart’s lawyer exclaimed after the sentencing was passed. Anthony, a 15-year-old, was going to be facing 2-6 years in juvenile detention for stealing a whopping 7 cents. Stewart’s lawyer pleaded with the judge to treat her client as a…
“Two men who lived in a small village got into a terrible dispute they couldn’t resolve. So they decided to talk to the town sage. The first man went to the sage’s home and told his version of what happened. When he finished, the sage said, ‘You’re absolutely right.’ The next night, the second man…
What are you willing to do for $10,000,000? This was a question asked in a poll back in 1991. The people were given several options and then instructed to indicate all that they would be willing to do. Here were the results: 25% – Would abandon their entire family. 25% – Would abandon their church.…
There are some small issues in our world. There are some big ones. There are some issues that are relatively small that we’ve made into big issues. In an attempt to keep the main things as the main things, here are 4 topics that are worth being passionate about as Christians: Lost Souls. In the…
Meet Theunis Wessels of Alberta, Canada. No, this picture hasn’t been photoshopped. He is actually mowing his lawn as a terrifying tornado wreaks havoc behind him. Just a few moments before this picture was captured, Theunis’ wife, Cecilia, was taking a nap. Their 9-year-old daughter came racing in and woke her up. She was upset…
In 2011, Japan was slammed with a massive 9.0 earthquake, which also produced a devastating tsunami. If this wasn’t already bad enough, the tsunami also severely damaged the Daiichi nuclear plant and resulted in a level-7 catastrophe, the highest level of an accident on the Nuclear Event Scale. Over 18,000 died from this tragic event.…
Throughout time, the goal has been to have less. We like our fruit to be seedless, And our grass to be weedless. We strive for our bodies to be fatless, And for our diets to be calorieless. We like our technology to be wireless, And for its usage to be effortless. We like our possessions…
Google has held a contest over the last couple of years where young artists have drawn a picture about what they see for the future. The winner receives a $30k scholarship, a $50k technology award for his/her school, and has the picture proudly displayed on Google’s homepage. The picture above is the winning picture for…
Anthony Rizzo is the first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. It was the last game against the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Cubs would advance to the World Series for the fist time since 1945, so you can imagine there was a lot of pressure. On Rizzo’s previous at-bat, he disputed with the home plate…
This is the fourth presidential election I’ve been able to participate in. Out of every election I’ve been old enough to care about, I am the most excited about this one – by far! Here’s why: I can’t wait for the ugliness to stop. Words. Actions. Insults. Social posts. News Agencies. From the debates to…
I had already put in a full day of remodeling at my home. I dropped by a nearby McDonald’s for a quick bite and to relax for a minute before I went back at it. I was hoping to let my mind veg over a show I like. However, as I stood in line, a…
A funny, fictional, story is told about a crafty tailor who decided to trick the Emperor. The tailor told the Emperor he had specially designed him a suit. What made this suit so special is that only certain people could see it and only foolish people wouldn’t be able to see it. Not wanting to…
In the midst of his discussion about the meaning of life, Solomon makes an incredible and timeless statement, “For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after…
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