In every generation, there is some bewilderment as to why things are the way they are, what the future holds, and what is our relationship to God. The Barna Research Group conducted a poll of American adults: “If you could ask God any question about your life, what is the single most important question…

A California man, who was lost out of bounds at a ski area, says he credits the ski patrol and his faith in God for his rescue. Michael Nessi said that after he became lost, he had intermittent cell service and was finally able to text his wife, but no one knew exactly where he was. While waiting in…

The swallow dips his wing into the brook, and then he is up again into the skies, soaring toward the sun. The duck can swim in the pool or dive under the water—it is in its element. So the Christian just sometimes touches with his wing the streams of earth, but then he is up again where he should be.…

In the novel Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, the main character is treated horribly as a young boy by the Earnshaw family. As he grows older, he plots revenge on those who treated him cruelly and their children--to the point where his vengeance consumes his every thought and action. Isabella, one of the…

If a person wants to reject God, their mind isn’t changed no matter the circumstances. Mark Brandon Reed, an Australian criminal is thought to have killed as many as 19 people. He disputes the number but not the accusation. Last month doctors diagnosed him with liver cancer and he has but a few months…

In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “Although there is the problem of evil — why bad things happen to good people— there is the reciprocal problem of goodness — why good things happen, even to “bad” people.” —Jim L. Wilson —THANKS!, 113 Hebrews 12:28–29…

On February 3, 2013, 111.3 million people watched Super Bowl XLVII played between San Francisco 49er’s and Baltimore Ravens. It was a game of two half’s. The first half the 49er’s played very poorly and were completely dominated by the Baltimore Ravens and were behind 20-7. Then something happened after…

A recent break-in and incidence of arson at a Seattle area church has the pastor and church building to get food. The suspect ate some of the communion bread, and then set several fires in the building to cover his tracks. The local paper reported the arsonist set fire to artificial flowers, a tablecloth,…

Joseph Joseph's brother's didn't like him. No, they couldn't stand him. They knew he was their father's favorite, and so did Joseph. Joseph seemed to have a knack for rubbing it in their faces. On an errand for his father, Joseph approached the field where his brothers were working. When the boys spotted…

EVIL Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico says he wants to renovate one the most dangerous stretches of highway in the state. Locals call the highway the “Highway to Hell.” Richardson wants to change the number of the route, which is officially known as Highway 666, because of the association of the…

TERROR Hassan Hotari is proud of his son, Saeed. What did Saeed do that made his father proud? Did he graduate from college? Find the cure for a disease? Or get a promotion at work? No. On June 2, Saeed Hotari got out of a car at the Dolphin Disco in Tel Aviv—a nightclub that attracts Israeli teenagers.…

Police in Austria say they found more than $108,000 worth of Euros floating in the Danube River, but they still have no idea where the money came from. A young boy saw the money floating by and jumped into the river to get it. A bystander thought he was trying to kill himself, so he called police. Since…

Authorities in Southern California say a thief apparently wanted a car so much that he stole it twice. Robert Ponti was arrested for stealing a 2005 Bentley coupe, after police spotted the expensive luxury automobile in a neighborhood of more modest means. They were suspicious and after checking the…

We live in a time when people are taking sides. As we point at each other to determine who is the greater evil we forget one of the very basic teachings of the Gospel— “for all have sinned.” Writing in his history of the Russian prison system, The Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, reminded his…

The Nuremberg trials, which were held following WWII, made the Nazi leaders to account for the atrocities committed before and during the war. British journalist William Shawcross’ father was one of the jurists at Nuremberg. Shawcross says, “Nuremberg’s value to the world lay less in how faithfully it…

$1 million in $100 dollar bills weighs only 27 pounds and fits in a regular brief case. The same amount in $20 bills weighs 135 pounds and would need five brief cases to transport. For that reason, the government is thinking about eliminating the $100 bill making it harder for criminals and money launderers…

For the past 20 years, Stuart Dunnings III has been the top prosecutor for Ingham County, Michigan and has built a reputation as “an outspoken advocate for ending human trafficking and prostitution.” According to the state attorney general’s office Dunnings took an aggressive approach to his job and…

FBI Director James requires every new FBI special agent and intelligence analyst to go to the Holocaust Museum. He says, “I want them to learn about the abuse of authority on a breathtaking scale. I want them to see humanity and what we are capable of. I want them to see that, although this slaughter…

Drivers in Maryland created a big traffic jam after the doors on an armored truck flew open spilling money along the highway. Police say a lock on the doors apparently malfunctioned and a number of drivers stopped to grab the lost cash. Officers who helped the driver recover the remaining money only…

Operation Finale is a true-life drama about the capture of the Nazi who masterminded the holocaust. Israeli agents, acting on a tip, discovered Adolf Eichmann living in Argentina under an assumed name. After snatching him from the street they held him in isolation, waiting on the opportunity to transport…

In 2013 at the Newtown shooting hearing, an emergency medical technician and a first responder to the tragedy Brian Shimer commented, "Neither the size of the magazine nor the style of the rifle will affect the actions of evil, . . . Those wishing to do harm to those wishing to do good will never be…

HEART In 1991, a hiker discovered a body sticking out of the snow in the Austria Alps. The follow-up investigation revealed that the body was a man in his forties who perished on the mountain approximately 5,000 years ago. After the discovery, many theories were advanced about how the man, nicknamed…