Admiration Gone Away

Beethoven greatly admired Napoleon, at first. He saw him as a man of the people who had risen to power and fame. So when he was asked to compose some music for Napoleon he gladly agreed. He composed for him his Third Symphony, working five years on it. On the title page he wrote two names. At the top he put...

Not Really Bright

AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked "intellectual leadership". He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's not Walter who's lacking intelligence...

A Knock At The Door

A pastor visited his church members one Saturday. At one house it was obvious that someone was home, but nobody came to the door, even though the pastor knocked several times. Finally, the pastor took out his card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it on the door. Revelation 3:20 -- "Behold, I...

Children’s Thoughts on Love and Marriage

WHAT EXACTLY IS MARRIAGE? "Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents." (Eric, 6) "When somebody's been dating for a while, the boy might propose to the girl. He says to her, 'I'll take you for a whole life, or at least until we have kids and get divorced, but you got to do one...