Writer Bob James recalls a time when he laid a small circle of poison around a hill of stinging ants. Thinking the tiny granules of poison were food, the ants began to pick them up…
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A man in the Army of Alexander the Great who was also named Alexander was one day accused of cowardly actions. He was brought before Alexander, the great military conqueror…
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When Queen Victoria was a child, she had no idea she was in line for the throne of England. Because of this, she was simply a happy-go-lucky child with no real focus or ambitions…
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The South Pole could be called the healthiest place on earth because there’s no pollution, no dust, and very few people. The air is as fresh and clean…
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In 1987, ‘The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’ carried the story of a rock hound named Rob Cutshaw who owned a little roadside shop in North Carolina. He would hunt for rocks…
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A museum of history was having problems with patrons touching the valuable and rare items displayed in its exhibits. So the curator decided one day to place “Do Not Touch” signs…
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Actress Carol Burnett got out of a cab one day and accidentally caught her coat in the door. The driver was unaware of her plight, and slowly began to edge out into traffic…
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Charles Spurgeon illustrated complaining in the church today this way: A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country road by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and creaked…
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A man and his wife were walking through a park in Miami one afternoon when they saw a Cuban family enjoying a picnic…
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Thank you for your gift below – which will be worth TWICE as much thanks to a $5,000 Challenge Grant – to encourage more seniors like Eileen. Daily life is a real struggle for her. She’s strong, but she desperately needs prayer just to make it through. She writes… “Thank you for your willingness to […]
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