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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Animal rescuers in Maine were called to save a roadrunner that stowed away on a move from Nevada. The Avian Haven animal hospital said a man named Gary contacted them, when he and his son opened the back of the moving truck at a storage facility and discovered the bird inside. A volunteer helped the…
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A locksmith helped save a woman who wrote “911” on her hand to signal that she needed help. The locksmith, who asked only to be identified by his first name, Greg, said he was called to replace the locks on a home, and when he gave the invoice to the woman at the home, he noticed the numbers “911” written…
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In 97 years, a person makes a lot of health decisions, some that he may live to regret. Rowena Donaldson just turned 97. He says he is often reminded about healthy choices he has made over those years. One of the biggest he says he made in December 1952, when he read an article in the Reader’s Digest…
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Based on a recent decision by Illinois’ Governor Pritzker, which remarkably Mayor Lightfoot verbally opposed, indoor restaurant service is again being suspended in the city of Chicago as a way of attempting to combat the deteriorating Coronavirus statistics. Many of the restaurants which are still open,…
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Tyler Moon is a Christian excited about his salvation. He is also a long-distance runner and he put the slogan “Jesus Saves” on his race bib. Moon was competing at a 10-mile event in Minnesota when he suffered a cardiac arrhythmia. A nurse who was running behind him performed CPR until paramedics arrived.…
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Ambrosia is a Silicon Valley startup. Their business is selling transfusions of blood plasma from young donors to wealthy, aging customers hoping to reinvigorate themselves. The transfusions cost $8,000 per liter. The FDA has sent out a warning that the blood from young people has “no proven clinical…
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More than two dozen ships that were sunk during a famous battle in World War II have been raised to the surface by an underwater volcano. Helicopter footage from a Japanese news agency shows 24 ships washed ashore on the western side of the island of Iwo Jima, which is about 750 miles south of Tokyo.…
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Outside Walmart in Erie Pennsylvania, someone was thinking of the needs of others when he/she dropped a winning lottery ticket into the Salvation Army’s red kettle. A “Fantastic 10’s” lottery ticket was pulled out amongst the quarters, dimes, and nickels worth $1,000 jackpot. Instead of reaping the reward…
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On her way to pick up her husband at the airport, Connie Monsees checked Goggle Maps to see if there was an alternative, faster route. The app suggested she take the next exit and she would cut the time in half. She did, as did another 100 or so drivers. When she noticed that the route was on a dirt…
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Skirmantas Strimaitis was ticketed to fly from Vilnius, Lithuania to Bergamo, Italy for a ski outing. When he arrived at the airport he learned he was the only passenger on the 188-seat airplane. The plane’s crew outnumbered him seven to one; nevertheless, he made the two-hour-plus flight as the only…
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An emergency dispatch officer in eastern China received an unusual emergency call from a young woman and realized she was sending a coded message. The woman said she wanted to order a takeout of a pair of chopsticks and an egg. Police immediately understood that the woman was in danger because the call…
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Jon Peters holds the high school record for consecutive wins as a pitcher. He set the record in 1989 with his 51st consecutive win. After arm injuries in college ended his dream of a Major League Baseball career, his life began a downward spiral of broken relationships, alcoholism, and depression. After…
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While there won’t be as many people out shopping the day after Christmas as there are the day after Thanksgiving, Dec. 26 does make the top 10 list of the busiest shopping days of Christmas. The primary reason it does is because our friends and family can’t wait to return the gifts we bought for them.…
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American Quarterback & Superbowl winner Aaron Rodgers has been quoted as no longer believing in God. He said, "I don't know how you can believe in a God who wants to condemn most of the planet to a fiery hell". https://brobible.com/sports/article/aaron-rodgers-christianity-religion-hell/ I don’t blame…
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David Woodhouse of Truro, Cornwall, told the BBC that he made his initial request to see a dentist in mid-2017 after complaining about tooth pain. After waiting more than 18 months to see a dentist, a 62-year-old British man opted to pull his own tooth. Using his own needle nose pliers he tried to ease…
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Some families pass down jewelry, watches, and riches of many kinds. A Michigan family has a unique heirloom that is handed down through the generations. It is a 141-year-old fruitcake. Fidelia Ford baked the cake in 1878. Her tradition was baking a fruit cake and letting it age for a year before serving…
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A website offered a holiday-loving person’s dream job when they announced that they were offering the right person, $1,000 to watch 24 Hallmark Christmas movies and document their experience on social media. The person would have to watch all 24 movies in 12 days. The website suggested the person be…
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Officials with the Salvation Army in Florida said they found more gold coins among the donations they received. A report stated 2017 was the fourth consecutive year that someone dropped gold 1947 Mexican 50-peso coins into the kettle outside an store in Pompano Beach. A total of three coins were donated,…
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Shortly before she died, Barbara Bush was talking with her son Jeb. In a response to a question from Jeb she replied, “Jeb, I believe in Jesus and He is my Savior. I don’t want to leave your dad, but I know I will be in a beautiful place.” This is the calm assurance that a person who has trusted Jesus…
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What’s a pair of sneakers worth? In April of 2021, “Auction company Sotheby's announced on Monday that Kanye West's Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototype shoes have sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million through a private sale to sneaker investing platform RARES.” https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/04/26/Kanye-West-Nike-Air-Yeezy-auction-Sothebys/1851619448461/…
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At his first press conference after being named head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Coach Hubert Davis was asked, “Can you briefly talk about your faith and how that plays into your family and your job now?” He responded by saying, “Yeah, that's the most important thing to me. You know, my faith…
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In 2002 Constantin Reliu left his home in Romania to seek employment in Turkey. By 2016 a Romanian court ruled him deceased at the request of his wife who hadn’t heard from him since he left. In 2018 Reliu returned to find himself declared dead. He asked a court to nullify his death certificate since…
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In Measure What Matters Most, John Doerr writes, “As Stephen Covey noted, ‘If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.’” Our actions must be leaning up against the right standard—God’s word. —Measure What Matters Most, 118. 2 Timothy…
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An unknown benefactor offered to pay for hotel rooms for a group of homeless people in Chicago when temperatures dipped to 22 degrees below zero. Someone had purchased 100 propane tanks to help the homeless stay warm, but the fire department confiscated the tanks after one of them exploded. The Salvation…
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In a lonely hospital room where doctors were testing him for a possible heart attack, Bernie received a visit from a local pastor. Before the pastor left the room, Bernie repented of his sins and professed faith in Jesus Christ. Bernie Carbo was Major League Baseball’s rookie of the year in 1970. He…