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Dr. Paul White, father of teenage twin sons, says that parenting isn’t just about training your child in biblical principles, but it also involves getting them ready for the real world. One day his sons came home from school and told him and his wife that they no longer wanted to do chores. Their schedules…

A Pennsylvania man pled guilty to burglarizing his neighbor’s home by cutting a hole in the wall between his basement and the neighbor’s. The man’s lawyer, Anthony Rybak told a judge that he did not see how anyone could think he would get away with such a crime. He said the obvious lack of wisdom exhibited…

While America was celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, someone stole a special American flag from the Weston Observatory in Manchester, New Hampshire. The flag was hanging while the observatory was undergoing repairs, and an unknown person climbed up some scaffolding and took it. Many local citizens…

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…

In Brewster’s Million, Richard Prior plays a minor league baseball player who just inherited a whole lot of money from an unknown relative. Brewster is given 30 days to spend 30 million dollars and he can have no assets at the end of the 30 days. If he succeeds then he will receive 300 million dollars…

“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…

A New York man has filed a $200,000 lawsuit against his parent because he feels unloved. 32-year-old Bernard Bey is homeless and claims that he ran away from home when he was 12 and has been in and out of various shelters since he turned 16. Bey, who aspires to become an rap musician, wrote the lawsuit…

Before the end of the movie, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the Dwarf king, Thorin Oakenshield, has a choice to make. Will he stay in the Lonely Mountain protected by its massive stones gates or will he lead his Dwarven troops into battle and help the Men and Elves overcome the orcs that…

The movie Titanic reveals something about human nature, some people follow the natural tendency to be selfish and others rise above it and are selfless. For example, as the ship was sinking, Cal Hockley, Rose’s selfish fiancé lied to her saying that he would make sure him and Jack, the boy she really…

The names of wealthy Americans are often found on the list of generous people from around the world. Studies have also found that Americans who have money are more likely to make giving a priority than those from other nations. Despite those findings, research has shown has most people who make more…

Recently, a remake of the Parable of the Good Samaritan occurred in China. After automobile hit a 2-year old child, the driver fled the scene of the accident. Pedestrians ignored the injured child lying with blood in the street. No one stopped to help. No one except Chen Xianmei, a poor woman, who was…

You may not know the value of something until it’s gone. British journalist Mark Hales recently learned that he could lose his home and be forced into bankruptcy over an incident with a rare Porsche race car. Hales arranged to drive an original Porsche 917 car against a vintage Ferrari as part of a magazine…

In an article for The Wall Street Journal, writer Leonard Mlodinow shares a funny story from the life of baseball great Joe DiMaggio: It was the summer of 1945, and World War II had ended. Former soldiers, including famous baseball stars, streamed back into America and American life. Yankee slugger Joe…

According to University of Kentucky psychologist Nathan Dewall, today’s young people “love themselves more today than ever before.” By analyzing the top songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs over the past three decades Dewall found a steady increase in self-centeredness and hostility toward others.” The…

I met him when I was a youth pastor. He was a handsome boy with a gregarious personality, but I could tell something was not right. I knew it on one of the first youth trips I went on with him. I don’t remember a lot that happened, but I just remember that, when we got back pretty late and we were waiting…

The Parsis are a group of people practicing the Zoroastrian religion living within today's India whose attitude toward life is succinctly expressed by one woman when she said, "There's no life without money . . . nothing at all for the poor"! There is an abiding ache within the soul of most people for…

“In a study by economists Sara Solnick and David Hemenway, people were asked whether they’d prefer to earn $50,000 in a situation where others were earning $25,000, or earn $100,000 when others earned $200,000.” That seems like a no brainer. In one scenario, the person is earning twice as much as in…

In the 1980's there was a strong push to build the self-esteem of our children. This movement found many children mindlessly singing with their teachers, I am special, I am special, look at me, look at me! (“Frere Jacques”) However, this movement has had some negative consequences. Recent comprehensive…

CONTENTMENT The Census Bureau recently reported that nearly 1 in 6 Americans fall below the poverty line, which it establishes at an annual income of $22,314 for a family of four. The actual number is 46.2 million, which the government says would be 69.7 million if not for government programs. A survey…

I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time." So spoke one of today’s popular entertainers. She has had a number of more controversial quotes, however. She also said: "I want women -- and men -- to feel empowered by a deeper and more psychotic part of themselves. The part they're always…

A shareholder of the website, Bible.com sued the company’s board saying the ministers who run the corporation are failing to profit from the potential of the namesake Internet property. James Solakian acquired part of the company’s equity as a settlement of a business debt. He says one potential purchaser…

Two men who The Ohio Highway Patrol honored as heroes for rescuing a woman from her burning car have now decided to sue her, claiming they suffered physical and emotional injury during the rescue. David Kelley and Mark Kincaid were driving a truck in southeast Ohio when they saw debris on the road and…

Gary Enrig quotes Tom Anderson in this true story. Tom writes, “I made a vow to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage: For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father, totally loving…no ifs, ands, or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator on my car’s…

Many of us struggle to make ends meet. Our thinking is, “If we could just get a better paying job or at least a raise in my current job, I would have it made.” What if you had a salary of $300,000 per year, could you make it then? The problem is not that we make so little money. The problem is that we…

Neel Kashkari says, “Our me first culture could bankrupt us.” -- The Week, August 6, 2010 p. 34. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Kashkari said this in response to the national debate over Social Security. Social Security is on a path of insolvency and raising taxes will not be able to…