One day a flight attendant wanted to go on a trip and she was fortunate to receive from her employer a free seat that was available in first class. At no cost to her, she was able to fly to Europe. During the flight an emergency occurred on the airplane that made it so that […]
Two mothers were bragging on their children. The first one crowed, “My Mary is so smart. She was walking at eight months old.” The second mom challenged,”You call that smart? When my Cindy was that old, she let us carry her.” Do you know somebody who is like Cindy, only they are a lot older? […]
A website at healthline.com reports interesting information about IQ’s (intelligence quotients). A score of 116 or more is considered above average. A score of 130 or higher signals a high IQ. Membership in Mensa (the High IQ society) includes people who score in the top 2 percent, which is usually 132 or higher. But does a high IQ […]
Six signs that your political involvement could be dangerously close to idolatry: You feel defensive whenever anyone suggests that your political involvement might not be good for you spiritually or beneficial for the work of the church. You use the pronouns “us” and “our” to refer to us as Americans more often than you use them […]
There was a TV show about a very heavy man who decided to change his life. This man was extremely heavy – he weighted around a thousand pounds. All he did each day was lie in his bed, because that’s all that he could do. He laid in bed all day long just waiting to […]
You may want to “hang” me after your read the next sentences. I warn you ahead of time I am going to be “hung up” on the word “hang” for a few moments. Like many other words in the English language, the word “hang” can have several different meanings according to context and usage. In […]
There’s a story about a man who died extremely wealthy. His will was full of art pieces that were very expensive. This man had a son who had died before him, a son whom he loved, and this son would have been his only heir. Soon after the death of the wealthy man a public […]
Somebody observed that the amazing thing about disturbing the peace these days is that they could find any peace to disturb. Conflict and violence are constants in spite of all the peace talks, peace tables, peace conferences, and peace summits. From 1914 to 1918 the world engaged in “the war to end all wars” (WWI). […]
John Randolph said, “Time is at once the most precious and the most perishable of all possessions.” We often talk about “spending time” and that is a very accurate phrase. Besides meaning to pay out money, another definition of time is “to concentrate one’s time or energy on an activity; to pass time; to use […]
If only we could order life the way we order gourmet coffee. Wouldn’t you love to mix and match the ingredients of your future? “Give me a tall, extra-hot cup of adventure, cut the dangers, with two shots of good health.” “A decaf brew of longevity, please, with a sprinkle of fertility. Go heavy on […]