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True progress is out of the question when everything is moving, road as well as carriage. There is a story told of a man who married his fourth wife, who had brought him money. The like had been the case with each of her predecessors. A friend said to him, “You seem to make a good thing of your wives,…

Shall we keep back the children’s bread lest the dogs should steal the crumbs? Shall we destroy health-restoring drugs because fools may poison themselves with them? Shall all the trees be cut down for fear the owls should build their nest in them? Shall the sea be dried up because sharks swim in it?…

I have heard of one who preached much against certain errors, but there was another servant of the Lord who never preached against those errors but who always proclaimed the gospel right out straight. When one asked him why he did not attack the errors, he said, “I do preach against them most effectually.…

I would have you do what John is said to have done with Cerinthus, who denied the deity of Christ. John was in a bath to which the unbeliever came. It is said that John hurried out directly for fear that he should be contaminated by contact with Cerinthus, or lest the bath should fall on them both. Something…

Even those that are converted, or appear to be so, can become suddenly bewitched with error of one kind or another, just as in families children are suddenly taken ill with certain complaints that seem incidental to childhood. If parents had never heard of such things before, they would be astonished.…

When people rail at creeds as having no vitality, I suppose that I hear them say that there is no life in eggshells. Just so; there is no life in eggshells. “My dear sir, do not put yourself out to defend a mere shell.” Truly, I am no trifler, nor so litigious as to fight for a mere shell. But listen!…

Especially at this present time it is incumbent upon Christians to learn how to use the discerning faculty with regard to what is, and what is not, truth. Would you eat all meat indiscriminately without tasting and testing its quality? If so, would you not soon be ill? Does a man take any drug that may…

Going down to Sheerness on Friday, I was told by someone that during the recent gale several of the ships there had their anchors rent up. They had gone dashing against the other ships and had done considerable damage. Now, if their anchors had held fast and firm, no damage would have been done. Ask…

In New York, around 100 people gathered for a meeting wearing buttons “I believe.” This was not a religious gathering, it was a group of people that came together to talk about their belief that Sasquatch exists.—Jim L. Wilson http://news.yahoo.com/bigfoot-believers-gather-annual-retreat-170603512.html…

“We’re in a race against time, with population growth outstripping our ability to feed ourselves: If present trends continue, expect at least 100 million people—per year—to starve to death within the next two decades. Within 15 years, the levels of nitrogen buildup in the atmosphere will filter out half…

People will counterfeit anything they can get away with, it seems. A New York woman was arrested after she was caught driving with a cardboard license plate that she had made at home. Police caught her when they noticed that she did not have a front plate to match. Counterfeits are everywhere. Jesus…

Over thirty people were injured and treated for burns after walking on hot coals at a Tony Robbins seminar in Dallas, Texas. Robbins markets himself as a self-help coach that wants to help people “Unleash the Power Within.” Robbins says that the fire walk is to help people conquer their fears and turn…

Police arrested Jeff Waters when he tried to cash a $368 billion check. When questioned by police Waters claimed he bought the check for $100 from a man named Tito. “Blame Tito,” Waters told police. “I’m as innocent as a schoolgirl.” It is hard to tell which delusion Jeff Waters had was the most serious.…

When Misty Moser was preparing dinner for her family, she made a gruesome discovery in a bag of frozen green beans—a snake head. Thankfully, she made the discovery before she sat the vegetables on the table.—Jim L. Wilson http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/233057191.html (accessed 11-27-13) Galatians 5:9…

There are numerous warnings in the Bible about false prophets who make bold proclamations that later prove not to be true. Over the years, many people have made predictions about the Internet which plays such a big role in modern life. Not all of these predictions were correct; in fact, some of them…

A study of the amount of chicken meat in chicken nuggets was published in the American Journal of Medicine. The nuggets are less than 50 percent meat. The rest is fat, blood veins, bone fragments and various other chicken parts. Does that disgust you? Christians disgust others when their lives are less…

In 2002 Belgium legalized euthanasia for adults. 12 years later they have “extended the right to die” to include children even though “a group of 175 pediatricians urged lawmakers to take longer considering the consequences and said medical advances prevent terminally ill children from suffering before…

Some Japanese people are having plastic surgery to alter their palms. Since they believe that the lines on their palms govern their lives, they are turning to a simple 10-minute $10,000 operation to change their fate. Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell The Week, July 26, 2013 p. 12 ISA 44:15-17 HCSB It…

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood thinks pregnancy is a disease. After a judge in Wisconsin blocked a law that would limit abortions she said, “We are seeing an unprecedented wave of attacks on women’s health.” Instead of seeing them as protecting the lives of babies they view the laws…

An art forger, who gave convincing copies of famous works of art to over 50 museums over the past thirty years, has now become somewhat of a celebrity himself. Mark Lantis disguised as anything from a priest to a wealthy donor, donated copies of Picassos and other famous painters to unsuspecting museums…

There are times when something everybody knows to be true is not really true at all. Everybody knows that the 300 year old violins crafted by the Italian masters Stradivari and Guarneri have an exquisite sound unmatched by modern violinmakers. One proof of their quality is the high price tag they carry,…

Harold Camping has become a household word for his incorrect prophecy concerning the rapture, which was to have taken place on May 21, 2011, and on the revised date of October 21. Camping then apologized for his predictions and said, “He was getting out of the prediction business and retiring.” The Week,…

In a stunning admission, two ethicists working with Australian universities argue in the latest online edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics that if abortion of a fetus is allowable, so too should be the termination of a newborn. The two ethicists, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva write that…

18-year-old Anthony Johnson had worried a little about Harold Camping’s prediction that the world would end on May 21, 2011. When midnight arrived, Johnson celebrated with friends by jumping into the Kalamazoo River. He never came out of the river. The world ended for Anthony early on May 22. http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/05/kalamazoo_river_drowning_victi.html…

Three Zen Buddhist monks stopped on their journey to rest. One of the monks saw a flag and said, "Oh, What a strong wind blowing!” The second monk argued that it was not the wind blowing but the flag flying. The third monk contended that neither the wind was blowing nor the flag flying, but their minds…