Nobel laureate Milton is perhaps best known for popularizing the saying “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” which is now a common English dictum. We understand that anything billed “free of charge” still has a bill attached. Whatever goods and services are provided, someone must pay the cost. Therefore, we suspect that every […]
Woman, your faith is great. Your request is granted.” — Jesus Do you ever get tired of pursuing a goal? I do. Sometimes, even when the goal is a worthy one, I become weary and am tempted to quit – especially when it feels like I’m being shut out. No matter how hard I try […]
Anthony Robles was born with only one leg. Now, you might see this as a limitation. But Anthony didn’t see it that way. He chose a different path. Instead of letting what he lacked define him, he used it as a unique strength. Through dedication, hard work, and relentless determination, he became an NCAA wrestling […]
She had $1.11. And she thought it could buy a miracle. Eight-year-old Tess didn’t understand medicine or money. All she knew was that her little brother needed help, and someone said, “Only a miracle can save him now.” So she walked to the local pharmacy and asked to buy one. The pharmacist was at a […]
When You’re Not Where You’re Supposed to Be Somewhere in the forests of Berlin, a wallaby is hopping around like he owns the place. He doesn’t. He belongs in the Australian outback, not dodging German traffic and licking his paws on dimly lit sidewalks while baffled pedestrians try to film him. Authorities aren’t even chasing […]
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving one week earlier to help boost the economy. (I guess Black Friday was important back then, too!) But his plan backfired big time! Chaos broke out: some states followed the new date, others stuck to the traditional one, and a few (like Texas) just celebrated both. People were […]
Off the coast of Florida, long-lost Spanish treasure, over $1 million dollars’ worth, was recently pulled from the depths of the sea, a reminder of a sunken fleet lost in a hurricane over 300 years ago. Though hidden beneath waves for centuries, the treasure waited, untouched by time, until the right moment and the right […]
The artist Chuck Close once said, “Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.” Along the same lines, Tchaikovsky said, “A self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood.” E.B. White said it this way: “A writer who […]
Gordon, one of the founders of Gordon Conwell Divinity School, told of being out walking and looking across a field at a house. There beside the house was what looked like a man pumping furiously on one of those hand pumps. As Gordon watched, the man continued to pump at a tremendous rate; he seemed […]
Leslie Weatherhead tells of a little boy who was admitted to an orphanage after his parents were killed. One of the first items on the agenda was to find a new set of clothes for him. He was given a new pair of pants, a new shirt, and a pair of shiny new shoes. Lastly, […]
