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These are great....and should be everywhere...Some new billboards are getting attention in Cleveland. Some reported seeing one or two messages, but the newspaper listed all of them. Here's a list of all variations of the "God Speaks" billboards. The billboards are a simple black background with white…

Comparing church activities to the game of football

I will never forget Ted Stone

There is the story of a preacher who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad news is, it's still in your pockets. ------------------------------------------------- While driving…

Very moving story

I remember a minister calling upon a poor old saint, and before coming away he said he hoped that the Divine Father would constantly visit the sick man. He replied, “I do not want you to ask that the Father should merely visit me, for these many months He has been abiding with me, and I have been abiding…

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…

There is a famous picture that represents our Lord before Pilate. It has deservedly won great attention. A certain excellent newspaper, which brings out for a very cheap price a large number of engravings, has given an engraving of this picture; but, inasmuch as the painting was too large for the paper…

You have noticed at night a star. It is only a little spark comparatively, but still it is very bright, and everybody says, “Do you see that star?” Yes, but there is a moon; why does not everybody say, “Look what a beautiful moon?” They notice the star first, because it is not usual to see stars so brilliant.…

A minister was one day going to preach. His attention was arrested by a woman standing at her door, who, upon seeing him, came up to him with the greatest anxiety, and said, “Oh sir, have you any keys about you? I have broken the key of my drawers, and there are some things that I must get.” He said,…

New evidence is sometimes brought into court that completely changes the aspect of the case. If you have been on a jury, you would not like to tell your fellow jurors how many times you have changed your mind while you have heard the evidence. If you have listened attentively, I expect you have had half…

A young minister had been preaching in a country village, and the sermon apparently took deep effect on the minds of the hearers. In the congregation there was a young man who felt acutely the truth of the solemn words to which the preacher had given utterance. He sought the preacher after the service,…

Marketing research from multiple sources says that smart phone users spend more than four hours a day on their phones. That adds up to 120 hours a month and 1440 hours a year. Everywhere we look we see people in restaurants on their phones instead of conversation with each other. Walking down the street,…

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a video game which they believe is helpful in treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The organization said the game called EndeavorRx, built by a Boston company, requires a prescription, and is designed to improve attention function…

A museum in Germany used the free time created by the pandemic to create a display that set a new Guinness World record. Frederik Braun and his team used the mandated shut down at the museum to set up a display with a model train and nearly 3000 glasses filled with varying amounts of water. They attached…

In his book, Replenish: Leading from a healthy Soul, Lance Witt writes, “Not only does technology generate a lot of internal white noise, it hinders our ability to focus on people. It seems to me many of us have developed a kind of social ADD. We can’t stay engaged in a conversation or an experience…

Residents of a Pennsylvania neighborhood decided to decorate a pothole in the road with a Christmas tree because they were tired of waiting for it to be repaired. Marietta Spak was getting Christmas decorations out of the attic and thought some of left over holiday items might look good in the pothole.…

According to Medical News Today, “There are a number of health and lifestyle factors – obesity, smoking, air pollution – that are known to be risk factors for early mortality and receive considerable attention. New research has suggested that social connections should be added to this list, with a study…

I have heard it said, I believe in heaven but I’m not in any hurry to get there. This feeling became real for Stanley Heerboth and his wife after they attended the funeral of a good friend. When the service concluded the Heerboths decided to go to a Chinese restaurant for a little Szechuan pick-me-up.…

Do you ever have trouble staying on task? There is a new product to help you by monitoring what you’re paying attention to. Auctify, a startup business, is building a set of “anti-procrastination” glasses. When you wear them, the glasses know if you are looking where you are supposed to be looking. It…

In July, a19-year-old Utahan, Gavin Zimmerman, was hiking in New South Wales, Australia. While taking a cliff-side selfie Zimmerman fell to his death. He is just one of at least 259 people around the world who have died while taking selfies in the last six years. Researchers at All India Institute of…

A study conducted by the University of Sussex found the people are more likely to overeat when multi-tasking. Researchers said their findings show the more the brain locks on something, such as watching television or a movie, the less it can tell when it is time to stop eating. Researchers examined 120…

When Lee Ann Walker became aware that she was in violation of a new rule put into place by the USGA and R&A, she reported the infraction to officials and added 58 penalty strokes to her score at the 2019 Senior LPGA Championship. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/10/16/lee-anne-walker-shoots-127-senior-lpga-penalty-strokes/40327737/…

Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a spokesperson for Vicis football helmets. He has even invested in the company. In a magazine picture in an article about the safety of football helmets, the photographer captured Rodgers wearing a competitor’s helmet. Sports Illustrated, December 2, 2019,…

Craig Smith has a passion for movies, and a recent feature on a nationwide has helped him live out a true movie-type happy ending. Smith used a big portion of his savings to renovate a former firehouse into a two-screen movie theater, which is the only theater in Kingston, Washington. Smith found running…