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In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “Integrity is when our words and deeds are consistent with our intentions.” --Leaders Eat Last, 188. Colossians 3:23 (CSB) Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,

A German university is offering “idleness grants” worth nearly $1,900 to applicants who promise to do nothing. The application asks some simple questions such as “What do you not want to do? For how long? Why is it important not to do it?” However, if the applicant is successful in receiving the grant,…

Mike Oberloier was 11 years old when his father told him about a steam shovel sitting on the bottom of Wixom Lake in Michigan. Since that day, Oberloier dreamed of retrieving the machine and restoring it. His opportunity came when the Edenville Dam failed in May 2020, draining the lake. He assembled…

A horse in South Korea has become a YouTube sensation by perfecting the art of playing dead whenever someone approaches to ride him. Jingang—dubbed “the world’s most melodramatic horse”—buckles his legs, theatrically collapses, and closes his eyes at the mere sight of a prospective rider. —Jim L. Wilson…

Al Blackman is an American Airlines Mechanic. He has been one for 75 years. He is 91 years old. He began working for AA in 1942. During a celebration in his honor he said, “When you like what you do, it’s not work.” This is a great attitude regarding work. It ought to be the attitude of the Christ follower…

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…

The Kraft Heinz Corporation decided to give all of their employees the day off Monday, February 6, 2017. The company has locations in both Chicago and Pittsburgh, and even though neither city had a team in the Super Bowl, it decided to give employees an extra day. The company said nearly 16 million people…

Francine Stein passed away at the age of 83, and her daughter was worried no one would come to the funeral service so she put out a request on social media, inviting strangers to come. About 30 people responded to the call for help and became the mourners and pallbearers at her funeral. Rabbi Elchanan…

Diane Van Deren was committed. Every evening she said good night to her husband and kids and left her home to run. She ran toward the mountains of the Pike National Forest while towing a 50-pound sandbag on a sled. She ran for 10-12 hours. Diane Van Deren was training to run the Yukon Artic Ultra, a…

Careerbuilder.com released their 2014 annual survey of reasons for missing work. My favorite on the list was “waking up in too good a mood to work.” —Jim L. Wilson http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/10/23/Too-good-a-mood-to-work-and-other-strangest-sick-day-excuses/5251414080986/?spt=sec&or=on (accessed…

Beth Tillack wasn’t happy when her son made the honor roll at Pasco Middle School in Pasco County, FL. What’s the problem? He had a “C” and a “D” on his report card. "The bottom line is there is nothing honorable about making a D," Tillack said. "I was not happy, because how can I get my child to study…

For eight seasons, Mike Rowe hosted a cable TV show highlighting what most people consider to be the worst jobs in America. The program ended in the fall of 2012, and now the host Mike Rowe is dedicating himself to helping others find fulfilling work. Rowe operates a website which is a resource for people…

When someone says, “Enron,” what comes to your mind? With most people the very mention of the word, elicits thoughts of “scandal.” The bankrupted company remains the poster child for corrupt leadership and corporate greed to this day. Enron, a Houston, Texas based energy commodities and servicing firm…

When a temporary job staffing firm surveyed employees they sent replacements to cover, they found some interesting results about taking time off. Approximately one quarter of workers said they were willing to lie about a death in the family, an illness, or jury duty in order to avoid going to work. Twenty-six…

Most political pundits emphasize the importance of casting a vote, but in one Ohio race the results might have been different if the wife of a candidate had taken time to vote. When the tabulation for the City Council race in Walton City was complete, Robert “Bobby” McDonald and Olivia Ballou ended up…

Onlookers called an unemployed New York man a superhero because he risked his life to keep a nine-month-old boy from being hit by an oncoming subway train. Delroy Simmonds was on his way to a job interview when he saw the toddler, still strapped into his stroller trapped on the tracks. Simmonds jumped…

The son of the creators of a popular children’s book series is continuing the family tradition and expressing his newfound faith as well. Mike Berenstain is the son of Stan and Jan Berenstain who created the popular cartoon stylebooks. He says his parents specialized in created book about parenting and…

The great violinist, Nicolo Paganini, willed his marvelous violin to Genoa, Italy—the city of his birth—but only on condition that the instrument never be played upon. It was an unfortunate condition, for it is a peculiarity of wood that as long as it is used and handled, it shows little wear. As soon…

A woman was asked by a co-worker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?' The co-worker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin.' God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate,…

In a letter to Alexander Campbell about a meeting he was conducting in Nashville in 1860, James Challen speaks of an old man whom Campbell had immersed years before. He says that in spite of all the troubles the Nashville church had suffered at the hands of J. B. Ferguson, “Bro. John Harding, whom you…

The Result of the Resurrection (What the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ means to Us Today) We can not understand the Crucifixion of Jesus, without an understanding of the Resurrection. We can not understand the Resurrection of Jesus, without an understanding of the nature of the fall of…

The Result of the Resurrection (What the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ means to Us Today) We can not understand the Crucifixion of Jesus, without an understanding of the Resurrection. We can not understand the Resurrection of Jesus, without an understanding of the nature of the fall of…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

to Illustrate... INTEGRITY LOVE OF MONEY GRACE I ntegrity is more than not being deceitful or slipshod. It means do­ing everything "heartily as unto the Lord" (Col. 3:23). In his book Lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II points out one reason why, a reason Christians have always known: A year or so ago, on the…

The Stewordship of Money, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- m^~ n--------------- /----- I he use of money has a great deal to say about the moral condition of the one who uses it. Contemporary Christians often make denunications of wealth and the wealthy, on the…