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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Bob Foster is ninety-four-years old. As a young man he decided to lead “a life that counts for eternity.” He has been faithful to that commitment. In 1961 Bob and his wife sold an inherited plumbing business and bought Lost Valley Ranch near Colorado Springs. They operated it as a guest ranch but used…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
It is not uncommon for college football players to give up their last year of eligibility to seek a position in the National Football League. When Auburn running back Peyton Barber announced that he was leaving the school for the NFL, the reason surprised everyone. Barber said that his mother was living…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Ob-Gyn doctor Camilla Hersh, founder and owner of Virginia Women’s Health Associates, explains why she is opposed to the incest exception to abortion. One patient, a pregnant 14-year-old, was brought to her. The pregnancy was the result of incest. In talking to the girl and her family the subject of…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Sixteen-year-old Noah Cornuet had planned a very ambitious project to complete the work for his Eagle Scout Badge. He had just gotten started on the project to make improvements to sites at his church and in his community, when he died suddenly due to a rare noncancerous heart tumor. Though part of the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
One of the clearest commands in scripture, coming straight out of the Ten Commandments, is the command against stealing. You may it interesting, or perhaps unnerving, to know that 1 in 6 teens and young adults admit to stealing something in the past year. These young people were involved in a survey…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
According to an article in the National Review, marriage is essential to the growth of our economy and the best social program of all. Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore writes “that marriage with a devoted husband and wife in the home is a far better social program than food stamps, Medicaid,…
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Los Angeles Clippers Forward Josh Smith will be taking a pay cut this year. “I do have a family, so it’s going to be a little harder on me this year. But I’m going to push through it.” You would find it difficult too, I am sure, if you had to get by on only $6.9 million this year. It doesn’t matter how…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
A water bill sent out in 1969 was finally returned to the sender, nearly 46 years later. The bill, totaling $1.40 was sent out by the Brunswick and Topsham Water District to a resident of Topsham in October 1969. When it arrived, the customer’s post box had been closed, so the bill should have automatically…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 17 views
Police in Connecticut say they were surprised when a man charged with stealing a television set twenty-seven years ago flew all the way from Florida and turned himself in. When 60-year-old Randy Iannacone heard that there was a warrant for his arrest, he immediately turned himself in. At the police station,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Jugal Kishore, 25, was going to be married to his beloved. They were about to exchange vows when he was struck by an apparent epileptic seizure. He was rushed to the hospital. The 23-year-old bride was furious that she had not been told of Kishore’s medical condition. She asked a member of her brother-in-laws…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Human nature is to broadcast news of bad service to everyone, but to fail to mention the kindness of employees who serve us well to anyone. Heather Gooch took the time to recognize Anissa, a SouthWest Airlines flight attendant, “who held the baby and walked him up and down the aisle as Gooch and her…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Police in England received an interesting emergency call from Fred Thomson and his 95-year-old wife Doris who said they were lonely. Stu Ockwell and Andy Richardson were the officers who responded to the call. “What else could we do but make them a brew of tea and have a chat?” Thomson told the BBC that…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
When Dan Kennedy stopped to pick up an orange bag he found out that it was heavier than he thought it would be. When he checked inside, he found it was full of cash. Kennedy said the bag was filled with smaller bags packed with currency including $50 and $100 bills. He estimated each bag contained around…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his company, billionaire chief executive Li Jinyuan rewarded his entire staff of 6,400 people with a trip to Europe. The workers visited tourist sites in Paris and wound up in a parade on France’s Cote d’Azur. French media estimates the billionaire’s generosity cost…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
In “Life Beyond the Law,” Daryl Watts writes, “As my six-year-old daughter’s birthday party approached, I tried to coach her on how to be gracious about gifts. Even as a young child, she already had a reputation for brutal honesty. I asked her, “What do you say if you get a gift you don’t like?” She…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
Jessica Baker was unable to attend her friend’s wedding when her plans for a babysitter fell through at the last minute. Since the wedding invitation was clear that children were not allowed, they had no choice but to miss the wedding. Later, they received a bill from the newlyweds for $75.90 with the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Jeremiah Heaton, the owner of a mine safety company in Virginia knows how to give good gifts to his children. While they were sharing time at a tea party, his daughter Emily asked him if she could be a princess. He told her yes, and then sat out to make that dream come true. He discovered piece of land…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 43 views
In an attempt to attract more women, the regional authorities in southern Taiwan have built a church in the shape of a massive high-heeled shoe. The shape of the building is a poor excuse for going to church. Further investigation discovers it is a government building designed to bring brides to the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Alaska Airlines changed the flight path and flight time of one of the flight from Anchorage to Honolulu to allow passengers to view a total solar eclipse that was visible over the Pacific Ocean. Joe Rao, an associate astronomer at the American Museum of natural History’s Hayden Planetarium in New York…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Nick Stafford, a Virginia man, used pennies to pay his sales tax on two automobiles to the Department of Motor Vehicles, because he could not find a direct phone number to their office. Stafford said he had to file a Freedom of Information Act request just to get the number. That prompted him to pay…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
When 12-year-old Cade Pope of Yukon, Oklahoma wanted to find a favorite NFL team, he decided the best way to choose one would be to write them, all 32 NFL teams. He spent three weeks writing letter to the owner of every team asking them for guidance on which team he should make ‘his team.’ He explained…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Parents often refer to the word, ”please” as the magic word, but now a school in North Carolina has banned teachers from using the word. Officials at Druid Hills Academy say the goal is make troubled children behave better. They say teachers have been trained to give concise, clear instructions in a…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Carl Babik got the surprise of his life when Police officer Joe Sparks knocked on his front door holding a pizza box. As it turned out, Babik was not in any trouble. Officer Sparks delivered the pizza after responding to an accident call of an injured pizza delivery driver. Sparks said, "Just figured…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Spanish runner Ivan Fernandez Anaya was running in second place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they came down the finishing straight, he was trailing the leader, Abel Mutai from Kenya, by a distance too great to overcome. Mutai would get the gold, Anaya would settle for silver.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Abigail Sailors was waiting on tables in a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Nebraska. The 18-year-old waitress was waiting on a table of men who were interested in her story. She told them how after a rough childhood in foster homes she had managed to enroll at Trinity Bible College in North Dakota. Unable…