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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…

Employees at a Dutch Brothers coffee stand in Vancouver Washington stopped and prayed with a woman whose husband had died the night before. Another customer saw the workers consoling the woman while she was at the drive-through and shared it through social media. Barbara Danner said, “When the DB guys…

When Bobby Wesson wanted to honor his wife’s hard work, he never dreamed so many people would see his message. Wesson took a picture of his wife and son sleeping and described how her day would go when she woke up in an hour. He described how she took care of her family and then worked hard taking care…

An Ohio man chose to wear a sign proclaiming that he was a thief, rather than go to jail for his crime. Greg Davenport pleaded no-contest to theft charges for shoplifting at a local Wal-Mart. A municipal judge found Davenport guilty and gave him the option of wearing the sign outside the store eight…

A ground worker for Federal Express was apparently so tired that he fell asleep while loading an airplane and did not wake up until the plane had almost reached its destination. The worker, who works two jobs, was tired and lay down inside the plane to rest. The crew did not see him and locked him in…

Elena Griffing has worked at the same San Francisco hospital for 70 years, and says she has no plans to retire. Griffing, who just celebrated her 90th birthday, says she still loves working at the hospital. Though she has held several positions over the years, she says every day on the job is a celebration.…

A Texas woman was awarded over $229,000 because a cable company placed 153 automated calls to her cell phone. Araceli King said, the calls were meant for the person who had the cell number before her, and even though she told the company, the calls did not stop. The cable company said the calls were…

Police in England received an interesting emergency call from Fred Thomson and his 95-year-old wife Doris who said they were lonely. Stu Ockwell and Andy Richardson were the officers who responded to the call. “What else could we do but make them a brew of tea and have a chat?” Thomson told the BBC that…

Darrell Cox stopped for breakfast at a diner in his neighborhood for bacon and eggs. He paid for his meal, but did not realize he left something very important behind. After Cox left, Johnny, a worker at the restaurant found an envelope containing $3,000 in the bathroom. He gave it to the manager, who…

Human nature is to broadcast news of bad service to everyone, but to fail to mention the kindness of employees who serve us well to anyone. Heather Gooch took the time to recognize Anissa, a SouthWest Airlines flight attendant, “who held the baby and walked him up and down the aisle as Gooch and her…

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his company, billionaire chief executive Li Jinyuan rewarded his entire staff of 6,400 people with a trip to Europe. The workers visited tourist sites in Paris and wound up in a parade on France’s Cote d’Azur. French media estimates the billionaire’s generosity cost…

The French Teacher at Energy Institute High School does not know French. The Houston, Texas public school district hired him after they took disciplinary action against the former French teacher who had 25 years of experience. Students in the class say the new teacher speaks only one word of French,…

Amsterdam has such a big problem with bicycles being thrown into the city’s canals that it is a full time job fishing them out to redeem them. Every day a crew patrols the canals in a boat with a large claw attached. They dredge the bottom of the canal pulling in the bikes and other items that wind up…

In his book, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make you Happier, Robert Emmons writes, “A longitudinal study of college students found that happiness levels in college predicted income sixteen years later. The most cheerful students earned $25,000 lore per year than their more dour classmates.” —Jim…

During World War II, Dorothy Carlberg exchanged letters with young soldiers. Now, nearly 7 decades later, she received a reply from one of the men she wrote to. Carlberg is 85 and lives in an assisted living center, was the intended recipient of letter written by Al Fragakis, who affectionately called…

A painting worth more than a million dollars is now back on display in Taiwan after a 12-year-old-boy tripped and punched a hole in the canvass as he fell. The painting entitled “Flowers” by Paolo Propora is part of an exhibit of artwork that painted by or influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. Organizer David…