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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 19 views • unknown
God divided the hands into fingers so that money could slip through.
Martin Luther
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
When computer modeling determines wind conditions are favorable, Pastor Eric Foley of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, travels with his team to the border to release helium-filled balloons carrying copies of the New Testament as well as digital and audio Bibles loaded onto SD memory card. The balloons disappear…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Alton, Illinois Mayor, Brant Walker pleaded with residents to stay home and shelter in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. He threatened citizens with orders to enforce the Novel Corona Virus sheltering orders. Only a few days later, a police raid on a Tavern caught revelers partying after…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Angel Cardenas, a local CBS correspondent with KMAX TV’s “Good Morning Sacramento,” found out the hard way that sin can never remain hidden for long. He was fired, recently, for climbing all over classic, privately-owned cars at the Sacramento International Auto Show, damaging one in the process. Cardenas…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In the continuing battle of words regarding the act of abortion there is a new entry. One argument has been about when the baby’s heart begins to beat. “Don’t stop a beating heart,” is the pro-life battle cry. The pro-choice side has a counter-argument. In a newspaper article, Alan Blinder replaced the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
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…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 19 views
Susan, a Canadian bride to be blamed her wedding invitees for “ruining her marriage and her life” when they refused to pay a $1500.00 fee to attend her $60,000.00 dream wedding. When only eight guests RSVP’d that they would come, she ranted in social media about how her friends were being unreasonable.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
On April 17, 2018 a Southwest Airlines plane lost an engine and experienced extreme damage when a part of that engine penetrated the passenger cabin killing one passenger and creating great fear among the rest of the 142 passengers on board. The Dallas Morning News sent a reporter to learn more about…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A Minnesota teenager who asked her celebrity crush, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, to prom was surprised when the star actually responded. Stillwater High School Senior Katie Kelzenberg asked the actor to go to prom with her in a twitter video. She dressed like Johnson and showed off her collection of Johnson-related…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A Pennsylvanian member of Congress who has been one of the most pro-life lawmakers in Washington admitted to an extramarital affair. While looking into the divorce proceedings between his lover and her former husband the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found some text messages between the congressman and his…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 38 views
While money can’t buy happiness, if you have enough of it, it can buy a quote about happiness. In 2017, a piece a paper that Einstein wrote his famous quote: “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness” sold for $1.3 million. Einstein…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
Austin, Texas claims to be the largest no-kill city in the country. This is based on the statistic that 96% of the cats and dogs that entered its animal shelters survived. No Kill founder Nathan Winograd has even said “when we spay pregnant animals and the unborn kittens and puppies die, the fact that…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Researchers working on tracking the movements of birds have discovered the animals seem to have the ability to sense and flee an area before bad weather arrived. Scientists were working to see if it was possible to track the birds, when they discovered unique patterns. When a storm system produced deadly…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A study conducted by Kansas University’s gerontology center found that after age 50, people become less likely to sell or donate things they no longer need. The researchers found that among people over 70 years of age, about 30 percent said they had done nothing over the past year to give away belongings.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
An Ohio judge ordered 62-year-old Edmond Aviv, a man convicted of harassing his neighbor and her disabled children to stand on a street corner for five hours holding a sign proclaiming, ”I AM A BULLY!” The sign was also required to state that Aviv picked on children that were disabled and that he was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
While it is true that you can’t take it with you, there are those who continue to earn great sums after their death. Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, earned $145 million, but he wasn’t at the top of the heap. His friend, Elizabeth Taylor earned $210 million eclipsing his earning power.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Forty years ago, a thirteen-year-old boy named Tim Taylor left a note on top of a peak in the Sierra Nevada range. The note simply said, “Tim Taylor climbed to this peak, Thursday August 17, 1972. Aged 13 yrs, Anyone finding this please write.” Taylor put the note in a metal film canister and left it…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
When a Florida man decided to use eBay, he went all out, selling his version of the American dream. Shane Butcher listed everything he owns for $3.5 million, and plans to pursue new challenges in the days ahead. Among the items Butcher listed are three fully stocked video games stores, a two-bedroom…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 49 views
Billy Graham says, “The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives . . .” --http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/159535 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Ed Peterson Many people believe quality of life only exists in the possessions and wealth collected in this lifetime.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Education officials in New Jersey say they decided to stop using a standardized test question asking third graders to reveal a secret and then write about why it was difficult to keep. The question appeared on the writing portion of the test given to 4000 students in 15 districts. It drew criticism from…
Robby Roberson • Illustration • • 7 views
Building Materials for Eternity: A story is told of a wealthy man who labored with many tasks here on earth and produced beautiful palaces in which he lived sumptuously, though selfishly, all his life. This man accepted Christ on his deathbed. He had a gardener whose life did not “consist in the abundance…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 5 views
A federal appeals court says the 14 crosses erected along state highways to commemorate fallen Utah Highway Patrol troopers are a violation of the U.S. Constitution. SALT LAKE CITY -- The 14 crosses erected along Utah roads to commemorate fallen state Highway Patrol troopers convey a state preference…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 2 views
The increase in people incorrectly thinking Obama is Muslim has occurred over the last couple of years, and the poll was taken before the president stepped into the fray of the Ground Zero mosque controversy A new survey reports a sharp increase in the number of Americans who, incorrectly, say President…
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Statistic: Food, Glorious Food Number of products in today's typical supermarket: 30,000 In 1976: 9,000 Items in today's average produce section: 285 In 1975: 65 Steven Waldman, The New Republic, 12792. "To Verify Leadership”.
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
FEAR If you are afraid of flying, a new iPhone application might help. Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched the application for its Flying Without Fear course and claims a 98 percent success rate. The airline says the app helps passengers overcome fear of unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane…