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Devonte Levoris Pace and two accomplices allegedly staged a holdup outside a bar and robbed the men in a car of about $600. Police promptly arrested Pace without any problem of identification. It seems Pace dropped his own wallet, with his ID in it, in the process of committing the robbery. When we think…

Over thirty people were injured and treated for burns after walking on hot coals at a Tony Robbins seminar in Dallas, Texas. Robbins markets himself as a self-help coach that wants to help people “Unleash the Power Within.” Robbins says that the fire walk is to help people conquer their fears and turn…

Gary Alexander has lived in the small town of Wingo, Kentucky all of his life. He remembers hearing the stories about how several downtown buildings were built in the late 1890s. More than one hundred years later, Alexander was hired to demolish the buildings and reuse some of the materials. When the…

Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves as part of his general theory of relativity. Now scientists working with the laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO say they have actually detected such waves for the first time. Scientists say the waves…

On June 26th 2015, the U.S. Supreme court revealed their ruling that same-sex marriage is constitutional. In the decision the majority stated that the fourteenth amendment provides the legal right for same sex marriage. Justice Kennedy cited that it was a fundamental right guaranteed by the first clause…

“If I hear thunder fairly close by, I am off the water” states Ronnie Garrison, even though he is a competitive fisherman who fishes in all seasons and in all kinds of weather. He has fished when the water was fifteen degrees, dipping his rod to keep ice from forming each time he casts—fishing when it…

In Facing Your Giants, Max Lucado writes, “How long since you ran toward your challenge? We tend to retreat behind a desk of work or crawl into a nightclub of distraction or a bed of forbidden love. For a moment, a day, or a year, we feel safe, insulated, anesthetized, but then the work runs out, the…

Did you know that King Richard III of England was originally buried in a roughly dug grave, without a coffin or burial shroud? The location of King Richard III's grave remained a mystery for centuries until archaeologists rediscovered his bones under a parking lot in Leicester, England, in 2012. On March…

What are we afraid of? According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll our two greatest fears are a major terrorist attack and someone in our family getting Ebola (71% & 43%). A Gallup poll thinks we are afraid of cybercriminals, 69% worry our credit card information will be stolen while 62% fear they…

Eric Maddox, author and former Army Interrogation specialist who led the hunt of Saddam Hussein told an audience in Oakland, California that it was Saddam’s craving for a favorite fish dish that resulted in his capture. In a story reported by an Oakland, California newspaper, Maddox said he interrogated…

In an interview on CNN with Piers Morgan, Morgan challenged Pastor Rick Warren’s stand on Gay marriage. Warren’s reply was one all Christians could take to heart. “I fear the disapproval of God more than I fear your disapproval or the disapproval of society.” --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell. World,…

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…

In Shattered Dreams, Patrick Mead writes, “Being faithful is not a passive thing, it requires work. It is active. Instead of working to control the outcomes of your life, are you ready to take the next step of faithfulness, even if life doesn’t turn out as you’ve planned? What do you want more of, your…

A Vermont company has created a toaster that will allow individuals to burn their images onto a piece of toast. The president of Vermont Novelty Toaster Corp says, “You don’t have to be famous or Jesus to have your face on toast.” Burning your image onto your morning toast may just be the epitome of…

A man afraid of spiders spotted one in his Seattle laundry room. In order to get rid of it he grabbed a lighter and a can of spray paint. There is no report about the fate of the spider but the house caught fire causing about $60, 000 dollars worth of damage. That is a lot to get rid of one spider. Fear…

Michael Roach and Cristy McNally made a very unusual vow when they were married in 1998. The Arizona couple lives in the desert and teaches Buddhist meditation. They vowed, and practiced togetherness on an extreme level. They promised never to stray more than 15 feet from each other. Daytime, nighttime,…

Bill Dana was one of the early jet pilots in NASA’s astronaut program. Although he never flew into space, he came close as a test pilot for the X-15 rocket plane. He flew the experimental plane almost 59 miles above the earth. In spite of the danger inherent in such flying, Dana says he does not ever…

New research has concluded that people simply don’t like being alone with their own thoughts. The experiment called on participants who ranged in age from 18-77, to sit alone in a room for six to 15 minutes. Afterwards over 50% of the subjects reported they did not enjoy it. Talking about the study,…

“Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating.” Ben Stein, quoted in FoxBusiness.com While Mr. Stein may be correct about it being a part of our animal nature, the Word of God calls us to rise above the animal nature to the image of God in which we…

In Shattered Dreams, Patrick Mead writes, “Life is not about you and your dreams, shattered or otherwise. It is about God’s plan of redemption. A plan you get to be a part of when you accepted His precious gift of salvation. And a plan you get to participate in as you submit your shattered dreams to…

An Associated Press-GfK poll asked Americans how much they trust others in everyday situations and found that most Americans find it hard to trust other people. Some examples include 78 percent of people saying that did not have a lot of faith in people they meet while traveling, and three quarters of…

There is a growing trend of hopelessness, especially among the Baby Boomer generation. Mental health experts say that job loss, foreclosures, and the pressures of caring for aging parents and difficult teenagers are causing an increasing number of them to commit suicide. Between 1999 and 2010 the rate…

Some recent polls show that Americans are afraid of just about everything. 66% are concerned about global warming. 35% fear the use of unmanned aerial drones domestically. 59% worry about identity theft. 65% are afraid of another 9/11 type attack. And if those are not enough, 12% of Americans were actually…

After years of research on the impact of earthquakes, scientists generally agree that although quakes may cause a lot of damage on the earth’s surface, generally the blocks of crust spring back to their original position after a few years. Geologists studying the effects of quakes in the dry climate…

Tylenol thinks it may have an answer for the fear of death. A new study shows that the main ingredient in Tylenol can help calm existential dread in the same way it reduces the physical pain of a headache. In the study, those given Tylenol stated they were less upset by thoughts of death than those given…