Innocence

A wonderful little story is making the rounds: It was almost time for school to dismiss and a mother noticed it looked like rain. So she drove toward school to pick up her eight-year-old daughter. She turned down the street to see her daughter running toward her down the sidewalk. A lightning...

Heaven

On Oct. 3, 2004 - for the first time in American history - someone became a U.S. citizen on foreign soil. On that date 34 foreign born American soldiers gained their citizenship in Iraq. Paul says we are citizens of Heaven. In that case, we all received our heavenly citizenship on foreign...

Forgiveness

A story is told of two friends who were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND ...

Despair

According to Rolling Stone magazine, the last written words of "gonzo" journalist Hunter Thompson were in a note written to his wife, four days before his suicide. The note said: "No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More...

Criticism

A woman walked into the huge mega church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and led her up the flight of steps. "Where would you like to sit?" he asked politely. "The front row please," she answered. "You really don't want to do that," the usher said. "The preacher is really...

Communion

Before he can serve Communion, a Russian Orthodox priest must put on proper garments. When he puts on the first garment he recites, "My soul rejoices in the Lord. He has dressed me in garments of salvation and put upon me the vestments of joy. Like a bridegroom he has placed the miter...

Change

Have you seen some of these observations about modern life that have been making the rounds on the internet? You know you're living in 2005 when...

Change

Recently, Beloit College released a list of facts to help people understand the mindset of the incoming college class. Here are a few of their reminders concerning today's college students...

Anger

An Omaha man recently discovered a creative, but not redemptive, way to express his anger. According to news reports, he had been ticketed by the city for not mowing his grass, so he mowed it. The problem is that he mowed an obscene expression in the grass. The obscene...