Watchman Nee used to tell of a Chinese Christian who was a poor rice farmer. Every day, he would fill his rice patties with water only to find out that his neighbor, who was not a Christian, would drain the water into his own rice patties. For a while, the Christian ignored this offense, but

A University of Southern California study found that greater wealth didn't translate into greater happiness. The survey monitored the lives of approximately 1,500 people over the course of thirty years. Richard Easterlin, a professor at USC, says that instead of money, time with family and g

There is a story about a brother in a monastery who was assigned to preach. All the brothers came into the chapel and found the lights off. The brother who was supposed to preach lit a candle. He took that candle and held it up to the crucifix. There he illuminated the thorn crowned brow, th

Newspapers recently carried the story of a man named Larry Klein. One might say that Larry is disabled, but one crook is not so sure. Larry used his crutches to fend off a crook who was trying to steal his wallet. The reason Larry has crutches is that he has a prosthetic leg. While a car blo

Griffin O'Neal has accused his father, Ryan, of turning him onto cocaine at the age of 13. In an explosive interview, a bitter Griffin also charged that his womanizing dad encouraged him to follow in his footsteps when Griffin - then just 11 - began having sex. Now 23, and the veteran of 2 ½ years in a drug-rehabilitation...

We have traditionally marked our calendars, BC and AD. This is a tribute to the effect Jesus has on history. We can mark the difference between the time "before Christ," and "the year of our Lord," but we can also mark our individual lives, BC and AD. Jesus should have made a radical differe

The world was shocked when popular NBC newsman, David Bloom, died while covering the Iraq war. Some thought if he died it would be from hostile fire, but he died from a pulmonary embolism. Bloom had been a White House correspondent and popular host of the "Weekend Today Show" before he volun

The United States Coast Guard has an official motto and an unofficial motto. The official motto is "semper paratus," which means "always ready." The Coast Guard is always ready to serve whether to aid in battle, security or rescue. They have an unofficial motto. It is "You have to go, but yo

One of the richest men of his time, J. Paul Getty, owned an estate that exceeded $4 billion in net worth. This is what he wrote in his autobiography as quoted in the Los Angeles Times, January 9, 1981. I have never been given to envysave for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work ...

Forget all the church growth techniques you have learned. Forget about seeker sensitive or purpose driven churches. Forget about contemporary music or even the cowboy church. Catch the next wave and be an Elvis church. At the Christ the King Graceland Independent Anglican Church of Canada, D