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There is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus , who walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit

While the whole world reels from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many feel hopeless as a result, Queen Elizabeth issues her first ever Easter message in 2020, filled with hope for her subjects during this time of crisis. She reminds us that Easter is not cancelled this year but remains “a symbol…

Erik Weisz was born to perform and did so with the help of his brother, Theodore. As with any siblings, the two of them had a rivalry that wouldn’t quit. As Erik became proficient in escaping a variety of handcuffs and shackles, he began to work on escaping from the much-feared straightjacket. He did…

Evidence from a study conducted at Ohio State University suggests the best way to discover a person’s true nature is to put them in a time-critical situation. Researchers found that an individual’s traits become more noticeable when they are forced to make a quick decision. Results of the study revealed…

There is an interesting new sport in Russia—a slapping contest. Face slappers must stand opposite each other, separated only by a tall box, and slap each other in turn until one either faints or concedes. Unlike in boxing, competitors are not allowed to try to dodge the blow. Vasily Kamotsky, a 28-year-old…

High school senior Kate Wynja won the Class A girls state golf tournament, but then realized she has submitted an incorrect scorecard. She accidentally credited herself with a 4 on the 18th hole, instead of a 5 and knew she had to report it. As a result, she was disqualified, and her team fell from first…

Though he didn’t win the election, New York City mayoral candidate Aaron Commey said he was shocked that so little attention paid to his arrest for trying to highjack an airline in July, 2000. Commey boarded a National Airlines plane in New York and ordered the pilots to fly to Argentina or Antarctica.…

A small, isolated town at the edge of the Aleutian Islands had no police protection for several days after all three of its officers suddenly resigned, and the city council voted to fire the police chief. The community was without a police presence for four days, but there were no major calls into the…

The film “Do the Right Thing” shows varying degrees of racism and hypocrisy in relationships. The film has several ethnicities within a small area along a time line of one day. Instead of showing the racism of one group; it shows the racism of several: the white against the black; the black against the…

In his book, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make you Happier, Robert Emmons writes, “Hopelessness and despair can adversely impact the endocrine and immune systems, even hastening death. Conversely, being an optimist may help reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. A thirty-five-year…

It just looked like a mutt wandering the streets. Further research found that it was a rare South African Mastiff stolen from his yard in Beaverdam, Virginia. What looked like a lonely mutt was actually a pure bred dog worth over $10,000. His owner was ecstatic to get him back. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger…

In March of 2015, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he wouldn't have swapped Terrorist prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. "I don't think I would have made the trade," said Romney on NBC's "Today Show." Bergdahl was charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, about nine months…

A British paintball company says they were surprised by the number of applicants for a job post they put up. The company is looking for a ‘bullet tester’ with a ‘relatively high pain threshold’ and has received about 10,000 applicants. They are looking for a person willing to be shot at to ensure that…

A London-based diamond retailer launched a 1.14-carat diamond into the air attached to a weather balloon. The promotion announced that whoever found the diamond could keep it. Then things went a little haywire. It drifted off course and the tracking GPS system failed. For several months people carefully…

Katy Waldman writing in Slate.com reacts to the blame given for the horrific actions of humans. “Mostly, people see acts of violence and evil ‘through their personal viewfinders.’ It is the video games. No, its mental illness.” She was responding to the accusation that the Internet was responsible for…

Katy Waldman writing in Slate.com reacts to the blame given for the horrific actions of humans. “Mostly, people see acts of violence and evil ‘through their personal viewfinders.’ It is the video games. No, its mental illness.” She was responding to the accusation that the Internet was responsible for…

Did you happen to read the recent article that claimed: “the Faster You Die, the More Popular the Game?” People enjoy a challenge. As it turns out, video game designers are purposefully making their games more difficult—and gamers love it! People who play these games post videos on their improvement,…

Maggie Gallagher is the founding president of the National Organization. During an interview, Marvin Olasky of World Magazine asked her, “How did having a baby and then caring for a baby change your life?” Her answer is insightful. “You don’t love your child for anything except for being you child, and…

In 1931, a young mother died suddenly. Her two children, ages seven and four, were sent to separate homes and raised apart. After 80 years, Doris Petre discovered that her older brother was alive and well, living in Brunswick, Maine. 80 years after the separation, Doris and Richard Watrous met each other…

Japan’s cataclysmic earthquake has brought its economy to its knees as it struggles to recover from a national tragedy. Up until now, the effects of the disaster seemed localized and most other nations remained largely unaffected. However, it is becoming more evident that Japan’s woes may deeply affect…

You see, when you start judging your own goodness, you really get into trouble. You may fall victim to the “Lake Woebegone Effect.” Garrison Keillor, the inventor of the show, The Prairie Home Companion, told stories of a fictional town in Minnesota named “Lake Woebegone.” In this town, “all the men…

Right after I arrived in Wilson, I met Bro. Preston Gregory. I still remember him speaking at some event and telling about a ritual of his own. He blows his horn. His car horn that is. He blows it at his wife three times. Now, I have to tell you, blowing my horn at my wife just one time can earn me a…

Miroslav Volf, a Christian theologian from Croatia, used to reject the concept of God's wrath. He thought that the idea of an angry God was barbaric, completely unworthy of a God of love. But then his country experienced a brutal war. People committed terrible atrocities against their neighbors and countrymen.…