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The sportsman will tell you that there may be many birds in a field, but you do not know how many until you walk through. Then you discover them and see them on the wing. When the wheel turns you will be able to see the force of the current. You will see the speed of the horse when you put him to his…

One day, many years back, a thick darkness came over the United States. Now and then in London we have dreadfully dark days for which we can scarcely account, but this was quite a new experience for the New Englanders, and caused a terrible sensation. So exceedingly black was it that the barn door fowls…

There is a father, and he thinks that to go to his work—such common work as his—cannot be especially pleasing in God’s sight. He means to serve God, and so he stops at home. He is upstairs in prayer when the factory bell is ringing and he ought to be there. He hears that there is a conference in the…

A certain monk went to a monastery, determined to give himself up entirely to contemplation and meditation. When he reached the place he saw all the monks at work, tilling the ground, plowing, or trimming the vines round the monastery. He very solemnly observed as he entered, “Do not work for the food…

It is no new thing for men to attempt to escape the army by pretending to be in bad health, but we must have none of this cowardly malingering in Christ’s army. We must be ready for anything and everything. We must compel ourselves to duty when it goes against the grain. When it is a clear duty, obedience…

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…

Businesses in Yuma, Arizona took advantage of a boom of travelers passing through their town. Yuma is usually a sleepy town on the way to San Diego, but a bridge collapse of nearby Interstate 10 sent detoured traffic through the town. When they realized traffic would be diverted, the convention and visitors…

VW is a flagship German company representing the highest standard of reliability. Volkswagen has been synonymous with quality and high standards for at least the last 25 years. However, U.S. regulators recently discovered that the auto giant had been installing special software in its supposedly clean-diesel…

Americans are working more and resting less. More than half of U.S. workers left vacation time unused in 2015. A balanced healthy lifestyle is important to health and happiness. Over the last few years, workers are taking four less days of time off per year. Not only is that harmful to personal and family…

Debt is a monster in our culture threatening to devour individuals and families. One indicator of how close to the edge of insolvency people live can be seen by the fact that there are more payday lender locations in the U. S. then there are Starbucks and McDonald’s locations combined. --Jim L. Wilson…

An Internet entrepreneur discovered that revenge can be popular. Mat Carpenter started a website where patrons can order an envelope with a folded up piece of paper filled with glitter and send it to people you don’t like. He said the concept is simple. Decide whose day you want to ruin and then enter…

In 2015, Dan Price, CEO of a credit-card processing firm made an announcement that he was raising the salaries of all of his employees to $70,000 a year. Price is now feeling the impact of that decision. One of the first things that happened as result of the decision was the loss of some big accounts.…

Brad Barrett, the general manager at Lilly’s on the Lake in Clermont, Florida decided to clean house and fire thirteen employees in one fell swoop. He did it by sending the following text: "Hello Everyone, As you know we are making some changes and moving in a new direction in the restaurant and because…

Scott Randall was on the way to achieving his dream of playing in baseball’s major leagues when he drafted as a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks Single-A affiliate in Rocklin, California. Randall said he is committed to following his dream, but the minor leagues are not a road to riches. During the…

A Danish Museum commissioned Artist Jens Haaning to produce a work of art to be a part of their “Work it Out” exhibition, with the purpose of exploring “people’s relationship with work.” The artist took a payment equivalent to $84,000.00 and sent two blank canvases for them to exhibit and entitled the…

Gary and Beth Machens moved into their home in Alton, Illinois and made a strange discover when they decided to repair a section of sloping sidewalk. Gary Machens said he removed part of stone wall on the sidewalk to make repairs and discovered an entry to a tunnel. He said the tunnel was about 9 feet…

Surveys of the workers in major companies predict that big changes are ahead for a lot of American companies. Research suggests anywhere from 25 to 40 % of workers are seriously thinking about quitting their jobs. Workers have had more than a year to reconsider the balance between work and life, and…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “At Amazon, the CEO teaches a leadership course for top employees. Given the long hours and highly competitive work environment at the company, he gets questions about…

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,…

In higher education, online teachers typically prepare their videos a semester in advance of teaching a class using learning management systems. Grade school teachers did not have that luxury during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Jamie Gordon, a third-grade teacher in Richmond, Virginia recently described…

Ivan Dubinsky won $1 Million Canadian in the lottery, but delayed collecting it for a couple of months because of his job. He is a lighthouse keeper who cares for the Lighthouse near Port Hardy British Columbia and sends weather reports to aircraft and marine vessels. —Jim L. Wilson https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/01/21/Lighthouse-keeper-had-to-wait-two-months-to-collect-lottery-jackpot/4701579641965/?sl=16…