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There were two brothers, one of whom had been diligently attentive to his worldly business, to the neglect of true religion. He succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth. The other brother was diligent in the service of the Master, and had learned both to distribute to the poor and for conscience’s…

Walker Smallword dreamed of pitching in the major leagues, but bone cancer robbed him of those career aspirations. Instead of scrapbooking impressive baseball stats, his family logged these numbers, “six surgeries, six chemotherapy cycles, 24 treatments and 18 hospital stays.” The 17-year-old athlete…

Actor Rob Gough paid $5.2 million for a piece of cardboard in January 2021. Well, that’s one way to put it. Another way is to say that he bought a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card in mint condition with a PSA 9 rating—1 of 6 known to be in existence. "I always dreamt of owning a 1952 Topps Mickey…

When six armed men in Belgium tried to rob a shop, the shopkeeper gave them some advice. He advised them that if they wanted to rob him they should do so at closing time when he would have more money. Incredibly, they agreed to postpone the robbery. The merchant then alerted police. When they returned…

Video footage showed a man robbing a Laundromat in Missouri while wearing a t-shirt that said “It's not a crime unless you get caught.” https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/security-video-it-isnt-crime-unless-you-get-caught/63-c02ff6c5-dbe7-4eda-b427-f15cac94d4e5 Sitting the irony of the crime aside,…

The final book of world renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking was published in 2018. The book recorded the last thoughts of this influential atheist. Never afraid of the big questions, he spoke on topics like alien life, time travel, and space exploration. He also reflected on a number of very personal…

A federal judge sentenced a Kansas man to probation after the man admitted that he robbed a bank to get away from his wife, Lawrence Ripple wrote a note demanding money from the bank in front of his wife, and then took it to the bank and gave it to a teller. Ripple’s note also claimed that he had gun.…

A Vermont state board will hear a man’s request to change the name of a mountain because the name does not mean anything. Hartland resident Rob Hutchins said he discovered that the name of Mount Ascutney was made up and the original name of the nearby peak was Kasdaenak, which means “wide mountain” in…

On October 27, 2018, Robert Gregory Bowers walked into a Synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, reportedly yelling that all Jews needed to die. When the shooting ended, twelve people were dead. For many, that is where the story ends. But not for all. Within one day of the tragedy, two organizations…

In July of 2018, the Lakers Nation Facebook feed read “For the Lakers to receive a commitment from the NBA’s best player in James was a testament to the excellent work by president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka in the front office. In less than two years at their…

In the movie Sixth Sense Bruce Willis stars as the character Dr. Malcom Crowe, a psychologist who takes on the young boy Cole Sear as a new patient. In one iconic and climatic scene, the boy reveals a tormenting secret, “I see dead people.” Crowe begins to probe the child with questions such as, “Do…

Iceland’s Down’s syndrome population is decreasing and headed toward 100% elimination. Good news? Not exactly. Through medical advancement and prenatal screening, doctors are able to detect the likelihood of a fetus being born with Down’s. When faced with the decision as to whether keep the child or…

In the movie The Terminal, Tom Hanks plays the role of Viktor Narvorski who has traveled from his home country of Krakozhia to the United States for a vacation. During his flight however, rebels pulled off a coup d’etat which resulted in the international community no longer recognizing Krakozhia as…

Authorities in Indiana said a man who robbed a gas station and took food, drinks, and cigarettes probably should have taken something else too. State Police arrested 33-yer-old Sean Harris after finding him stranded by the side of a highway when his car ran out of gas. The Police arrested Harris just…

The youth group from Pathway of the Cross Church in Lubbock, Texas raised $7,000 to make the 1,100-mile trip to Louisville, Kentucky, but on the way, thieves broke into their van and took their money, performance outfits, clothes, phones, and wallets. Rather than go home, they continued the trip, unsure…

Ted Cruz, a prominent U. S. Senator who lauds himself as a representative of evangelical Christianity gave nothing to any church from 2006 to 2010. When asked the reason he replied that he and his banker wife were focused on building “a solid financial foundation to provide for my children.” — Jim L.…

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…

Police in Trenton, New Jersey say Dwaine Whitaker turned himself in to them after he appeared on a surveillance video trying to hold up a business at gunpoint. They say a friend apparently told Whitaker about the video, and after watching it, he turned himself in.—Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell. Police:…

Cara is a missionary in Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. She, her husband, and their four children had been attending language school for several months when they decided to visit the country that would soon be their home. Only a few hours after arriving in the country, three men with weapons hijacked…

Larry Ripple stole $3000 from a Kansas City bank at gunpoint. Then he sat down in the bank lobby, told a security guard, “I am the guy you are looking for,” and waited for police. He then confessed to police that he had earlier argued with his wife and told her “he’d rather be in jail than at home.”…

A fresh start begins with repentance. Cyle Abbott held up a gas station so he could use the cash to get a “fresh start” in another town. A few hours later, he returned to the gas station and returned the cash he hadn’t already spent and apologized for robbing the store.—Jim L. Wilson http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/police-regretful-california-robber-returns-cash-26469705…