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When the Moravian missionaries first went to Greenland, they were months and months teaching the poor Greenlander about the Godhead, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the doctrine of sin and the law, and no converts were forthcoming. But one day, by accident, one of the Greenlanders happened to read that…

HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TOMORROW. > > Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood > and always has something positive to say: When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. > > If an employee…

~~~ Here's to Mom! ~~~ My mother taught me IRONY - "Keep laughing and I'll give you something to cry about." My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE WHAT I HAVE - "It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick." My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE - "If you're going to kill each other…

If a grandfather of ours should die and leave us five hundred pounds, what a merciful providence that would be! If by something strange in business we were suddenly to accumulate a fortune, that would be a blessed providence! If an accident happens, and we are preserved, and our limbs are not hurt, that…

I have heard of persons who have been physicians who were ill or weary and needed rest. An accident has happened, and they have felt inclined to get out of the way if they could because they were very hard-worked and worn out. They have told their servant to say, “My master is not at home!” But my Master…

The stupendous falls of Niagara have been spoken of in every part of the world. But while they are marvelous to hear of, and wonderful as a spectacle, they have been very destructive to human life when by accident any have been carried down the cataract. Some years ago, two men, a bargeman and a collier,…

Police in Taiwan, investigating an accident discovered that a 5-year-old boy caused the accident when he crashed his bicycle into a Tesla. The law says that all motorists are to get their blood-alcohol level checked after an accident. The officers dutifully followed the law and hooked the 5-year-old…

When Matthew Van De Riet found himself at the scene of an auto accident on a remote stretch of Canadian highway, he went above and beyond the call to help. When he a distressed looking dog beside the road, Van De Riet stopped to investigate and discovered the wrecked car and with two people inside and…

A text message sent to the wrong number turned into fee tickets for a Stanley Cup playoff game. Amy Santora said she received a text offering her four tickets to the game. She didn’t recognize the number but called the person anyway. The person on the other end apologized and said he had sent the text…

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…

A Chinese physics professor provided traffic police with a two-page report filled with complicated equations and diagrams to prove he could not have caused a traffic accident. Police admitted they were baffled by the physics, and turned to a simpler technology. They said the professor was driving a black…

A friendship that brought together a family from Newfoundland and the Canary Island began with a message in a bottle and a tragic accident. Patrick Dennis originally found the bottle on the shore of Tenerife Island off the coast of Africa in 2002. He made an attempt to contact the 5-year-old girl from…

The safest bus to ride in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio is the one driven by Godwin McNeal. McNeal has driven for the Regional Transit Authority for 40 years, and logged nearly 1.2 million miles without causing an accident. Officials say that is the longest preventable accident-free streak in RTA…

More than 30 years after his father died, an Oklahoma man paid tribute to his father by tracking down and buying a Dodge Challenger that his father previously owned. Bobbie Bohnsak was eight years old when his father died in an accident. He shared his father’s name and as he grew also shared his father’s…

Minnesota state trooper Brian Schwartz could have ticketed Dr. Janjua when he pulled her over. Instead, he gave her a warning and a lecture, telling her it was “irresponsible” for her to be speeding—she could have gotten into an accident and would not be available to help her patients. What he did next…

A Texas family said a fire that burned their front yard was started with their 12 year-year-old’s Christmas gift. Nissa-Lynn Parson said her son Cayden received a magnifying glass and after opening gifts, the boy and his brothers decided to use the gift to burn holes in a newspaper in the driveway. The…

Joey Hale has worked at the Valleydale Village grocery in Shelby County, Alabama for 16 years. People in the community know he is an expert bagger, but they also know he is a positive presence at the store. Customers said they can always expect a smile and funny remark from Joey. Even though he likes…

After Chastity Patterson lost her father, she continued to test his phone every day to update him on her life. On the fourth anniversary of her father’s death, she received an unexpected answer. Working through her grief, Patterson sent a text that recapped all the highs and lows of the four years, including…

As a child, Josh Sundquist lost a leg to cancer. While this would leave most people depressed, Sundquist uses his misfortune to bring joy to many others. His Halloween costumes bring laughs and inspiration to many. Some of Sundquist’s examples have included an iHop sign, a half-eaten gingerbread man,…

In the movie 7 Pounds, actor Will Smith portrays Ben/Tim Thomas. After causing a car accident and multiple fatalities, Thomas dedicates the remainder of his life to pay for his mistakes. While his intentions are noble, he never feels that he can completely atone for the sins of the past. Rather than…

When Isabel Larios was stuck in LA traffic after an accident on her way to work, she made the most of it. Instead of complaining, she got out of the cab of her food truck and opened up for the other motorists waiting for the road to clear. National Public Radio reported that she “served eggs, burritos…

On September 10, 2015, 18-year-old Christal McGee used Snapchat while driving a highway outside of Atlanta. McGee began accelerating her Mercedes Benz C230. With Snapchat tracking her speed, she sped past 80 miles per hour, then 90, then 100. Her attention divided between the road and her phone, McGee…

On the night of May 11th 2002, Megan Napier, was on her way home when Eric Smallridge crashed his vehicle into her car killing Megan and her friend. This was not a normal accident because Eric was driving drunk. Renee Napier, Megan’s mother did the unthinkable. Napier and her family had every right to…

Fifty years ago, in a diving accident, Joni Eareckson Tada was paralyzed from the neck down. She has remained a steadfast witness for Jesus Christ ever since. On the 50th anniversary of the accident that took the movement from all her limbs she said, “I really would rather be in the wheelchair knowing…

A Minnesota tuck diver who triggered a crash that killed five people will serve only a few months in jail because of the forgiveness offered by surviving family members. Tony Weekly Jr. smashed his semi-truck into the back of minivan killing five members of the Pals family instantly. Weekly pleaded no…