John Leo, writing in U.S. News and World Report, noted that twins are now more frequent. Someone said, "I guess it's because little children are afraid to come into this world alone!" Those who think this present age the worst of all possible worlds have not read very much history! And those who make themselves sick thinking...

Jesus' parable of a man who found buried treasure in a field has had some modern parallels to show that, like all His parables, this one is true to life. In 1820, a Greek farmer on the island of Milos uncovered some blocks of carved stone. Digging deeper, he found four statues. One of them was bought by a...

A church in Georgia published a rather long prayer list. They thought it would be helpful to identify the reason for each one being on the list. In this way people could pray for specific needs and problems, rather than praying in vague generalities. There were all the usual things: hospitalized, bereaved, facing surgery. But beside...

In his history of remarkable entertainers, Ricky Jay told the story of Tommy Minnick. Minnick had learned how to stand excruciating pain. Just before the turn of the century, in a hall in Trenton, New Jersey, he was actually nailed to a cross. Of course, he didn't stay on it very long, and he was taken down alive. But it is a useful...