I like the story of the young man whose habit of criticizing backfired on him. One evening, while waiting for a bus, he was standing with a crowd of people looking in the window of the taxidermist shop. In the center of the window was a large owl that attracted the attention of all who passed by. T

There was a congregation that decided to have four worship services each Sunday. There was one for those new to the faith. Another for those who liked traditional worship. One for those who'd lost their faith and would like to get it back. And another for those who had bad experiences with churches

Deceiving Sounds Nature provides us with an illustration that closely parallels the insidious tactic employed by our adversary. According to scientists, Arctic polar bears feed almost entirely on seals. To enjoy such a meal, they sometimes resort to a cunning bit of trickery. If the hole through wh

An article in the April 25, 2003issue of London's Independent newspaper proclaimed, "A hospital in China is surrounded by police, officials in Toronto meet in emergency session and airline chiefs discuss the billion-dollar losses from the collapse of international travel - welcome to the first globa

One day Abraham Lincoln was walking down the street with two small boys who were both crying loudly. A neighbor passing by inquired, "What's the matter, Abe? Why all the fuss?" Lincoln responded, "The trouble with these lads is what's wrong with the world; one has a nut and the other wants it!" Cov

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 whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a loser in fees, expenses, and w

A blind man once stood on a corner at a busy intersection reading aloud Acts 4 from a portion of a Braille Bible. A gentleman on his way home stopped at the edge of the crowd that had gathered to listen. At that very moment, the sightless man lost his place. While trying to find it, he kept repeatin

No one could say that George Smith didn't have courage. A daring jet test pilot in the 1950's, back when the sound barrier was first being broken, he could face anything - until he had to bail out of a jet going 805 miles per hour. Though he survived, he was afraid of ever flying again. Then, during

Writing in the October 22 edition of The Wall Street Journal, Yale University professor David Gelernter observes that the recent case of Terri Schiavo (the Florida woman whose husband sought to have her feeding tube disconnected) has implications for how our culture faces issues of life and death:

The sentence which has most influenced my life is, "Some persons grumble because God placed thorns among roses. Why not thank God because He placed roses among thorns?" I first read it when but a mere lad. Since that day it has occupied a front room in my life and has given it an optimistic trend