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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Lifeway conducted a survey about gratitude a few years ago. Despite recent cultural shifts, most Americans are still thankful to God for their many blessings. Shockingly, 14% of those along northeastern coast were grateful ultimately to themselves. Nationwide, however, even 25% of “those with no religious…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
An automobile accident injured Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Sean Rodriguez in the 2016 off season when a thief rammed a stolen police cruiser into the SUV Rodriguez was driving. His wife and two of their four children were also in the SUV. Giselle and the children suffered serious injuries in…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 30 views
In November 2016, officials disqualified Liana Blomgren, an athlete running the final race of her high school career, for helping a fellow athlete cross the finish line. As she neared the end of the race, Blomgren noticed Gracie Bucher, struggling to reach the finish line. Despite attempting to make…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
On November 21, 2016, Adam Ondra, a world-champion climber summated the difficult Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park in eight days. Almost two years earlier, two friends, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, spent 19 days in their successful attempt to be the first people to ever free climb this section…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
The United States government has released a new rule that requires hybrid and electric cars to make noise when traveling at low speeds in order to protect pedestrians. The rule is designed to prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries a year, by making the nearly silent vehicles more noticeable, especially…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
During the summer of 2016 a tornado destroyed a small neighborhood in the province of Windsor, Ontario. Residents along Riberdy Road had to wait patiently for the repair of their homes. Ten weeks passed when one of the residents, Greg Trembley had enough. He complained to the insurance company, asking,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
When an Arizona grandmother accidentally sent a text to a wrong number, she went ahead and invited the stranger to Thanksgiving dinner. Jamal Hinson said he received a text from someone who told him Thanksgiving dinner would be served at 3PM on the holiday. The person sending the text identified themselves…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
The social media network, Facebook has announced that they have developed new tools to help charities raise money, help mark people safe during a crisis, and seek or send help during a crisis. The company made the announcement during a forum designed to show off the tools they are creating to enable…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
A German man was heartbroken when he lost his wedding ring while gardening. When he told his wife about the loss, she assured him that the ring would eventually reappear. The couple had just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, and continued to hope they would find the symbol of their enduring…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 107 views
As Americans counted their blessings at Thanksgiving 2016, God got most of the credit according to research by Lifeway. The representative survey gave respondents a choice ten options to be thankful for ranging from family to health, and wealth. The study found that Americans were thankful for family,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 45 views
Speaking to world leaders, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg advocated for improving Internet access around the world. At the same time, Zuckerberg took the opportunity to address a common concern with social media, false news stories. Zuckerberg said his company is taking measures to curb what he…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Youth from a local church undertake a unique challenge each year. In the Fall, they drive around their town, find yards filled with leaves, and rack the lawn without the homeowner noticing. The youth leader Dave Sigworth, said the young people are practicing random acts of kindness. He says they were…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 48 views
University of Rochester quarterback Daniel Bronson’s biggest play was not on the football field. The 21-year-old junior was leaving a restaurant when he saw a man run past a 73-year-old woman and snatch her purse as he passed. Bronson began chasing the man, who dropped the purse but keep running. Bronson…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 35 views
Bruce Tanner walked nearly 800 miles to encourage others and prove that there are still good people in the world. It took Tanner three weeks to travel from Maine to Ohio, and when he finished his 21-day journey, a crowd of nearly 100 friends and family lined the highway leading into his hometown to welcome…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 32 views
A new study from Norway concludes that hypochondriacs are at a greater risk for heart disease. Researchers tracked volunteers’ heart health for 12 years and found that those with health anxiety were 71% likelier to develop cardiac problems. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell. The Week, November 25, 2016…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A sanitation crew in Long Island, New York spent hours digging through tons of garbage before they recovered a lost wedding ring. Colleen Dyckman said she accidentally throw out her rings after cooking the night before. She didn’t realize they were gone until the next morning. By the time, she realized…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
On November 11, 2016, many users logged onto Facebook only to find out they were dead. A message at the top of their Facebook page read, “We hope people who love [insert name here] will find comfort in things others share to remember and celebrate [his/her] life.” Some users went to twitter to show that…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 17 views
In a special report on football in America, Sports Illustrated conducted a survey that included questions regarding how important football is to Americans. Only 1.4% said that football was more important than family but 20.1% admitted that football was more important than their jobs and 26.7% agreed…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 40 views
Scientists have recently increased the estimation of the size of our universe. From the previously estimated 200 billion galaxies researchers at The University of Nottingham, believe the figure is likely 10 times that. In their research, published in the October issue of The Astrophysical Journal, the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 77 views
Though he makes his living repossessing other people’s cars, one Illinois repo man had a change of heart and surprised an elderly couple after he took their car. Jim Ford, co-owner of Illini Asset Recovery, said that after he took an elderly couple’s car, he thought about what it would have been like…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Language may prove to be the undoing of Darwinian Evolution. Tom Wolfe in his book, The Kingdom of Speech talks about the findings in a magazine essay published back in 2014. The essay was signed by eight prominent scientists that basically admitted the failure of evolution to explain the origin of human…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
Developers in Texas announced plans for a $300 million luxury resort community. This is going to be a five-star resort with DEFCON 1 preparedness. It will be marketed to doomsday preppers with underground condos connected by tunnels. These condominiums may protect occupants in case of nuclear war. When…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
Agnostic Chuck Klosterman, in his new book, But What if We are Wrong, explains what we understand and don’t about earth’s beginnings. He says there are 20 numbers that make the universe possible and they make the universe appear inconceivably fine-tuned. These are numbers like the mass of an electron…