According to a study by the Dove Foundation, as reported by the Associated Press, G-rated movies are more profitable than R-rated films. The study showed that the average G-rated movie was 11 times more profitable than the average R-rated movie. The film industry has yet to take...

Did you read the story of James Henry Smith? According to news accounts, James Henry Smith loved many things, but what he loved most was the Pittsburg Steelers. When he died, his family made an unusual request. Smith's family asked the funeral home to place his body in a recliner in...

Students get interesting advice from speakers at graduation ceremonies. Former NBC anchor, Tom Brokaw, said this to 2005 graduates from Emory University: "Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high. The world that you are about to enter is filled with junior...

When a new minister was introduced for the first Sunday of his ministry, he was surprised and pleased to be greeted with sustained applause. Thanking them, he said that he hoped for a long ministry with them. He said that when there is applause at the beginning of a ministry, that's faith....

Newspapers recently carried the story of a streetlight that casts a shadow that many say resembles the image of Jesus Christ. The city of East Chicago has decided to turn off the light to discourage the hundreds of curious people who gather each evening to view it. Many see it as a safety...

Recently newspapers carried the story of Ruth Stewart and how she celebrated her 100th birthday. Defying her age, she took a ride on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. News accounts quoted her as saying, " If I were 20 years younger, I would buy one I think they're just beautiful...

A man was telling his neighbor, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's perfect." "Really," answered the neighbor. "What kind is it?"...

A Rabbi and a soap maker were walking along and the soap maker questioned the Rabbi by asking, "What good is religion? There's been religion for a long time, but people are still bad to each other" The Rabbi was silent until they say a boy who was dirty from playing in the street. The Rabbi...

A minister once asked a minister friend how large his church attendance had been on the previous Sunday. The man replied, "It was large and respectable." The first minister later found out only two people had come. He confronted his friend, saying "You lied, you said the crowd was...

USA Today recently discovered that people find prayer as effective as drugs for the relief of pain. The survey was sponsored by USA Today, ABC News and the Stanford Medical Center. The bottom line is that more than half the respondents to the poll said they used prayer to...