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The swallow dips his wing into the brook, and then he is up again into the skies, soaring toward the sun. The duck can swim in the pool or dive under the water—it is in its element. So the Christian just sometimes touches with his wing the streams of earth, but then he is up again where he should be.…

$1 million in $100 dollar bills weighs only 27 pounds and fits in a regular brief case. The same amount in $20 bills weighs 135 pounds and would need five brief cases to transport. For that reason, the government is thinking about eliminating the $100 bill making it harder for criminals and money launderers…

FBI Director James requires every new FBI special agent and intelligence analyst to go to the Holocaust Museum. He says, “I want them to learn about the abuse of authority on a breathtaking scale. I want them to see humanity and what we are capable of. I want them to see that, although this slaughter…

A newspaper in Florida is reporting that when Ana Maria Moreta Folch had problems with her neighbor she took matters into her own hands and had their mobile home bulldozed. Moreta Folch told a heavy equipment operator that she owned the trailer that Maria Gottfried and her family was living in. Moreta…

Bitcoin is a type of Cryptocurrency that started as an obscure investment but has developed into one of the hottest commodities in the mainstream market. At first, this currency was the favored currency on the dark web. It was used to buy drugs, murder for hire and other illegal activities. However,…

In 2013 at the Newtown shooting hearing, an emergency medical technician and a first responder to the tragedy Brian Shimer commented, "Neither the size of the magazine nor the style of the rifle will affect the actions of evil, . . . Those wishing to do harm to those wishing to do good will never be…

The stories on Tonight’s nightly news will likely contain the accounts of person on person violence. It is so prevalent that it does not startle us anymore. However, on a recent Monday in New York City not a single person was shot, stabbed, or murdered over a 24-hour period. Police officials cannot remember…

Operation Finale is a true-life drama about the capture of the Nazi who masterminded the holocaust. Israeli agents, acting on a tip, discovered Adolf Eichmann living in Argentina under an assumed name. After snatching him from the street they held him in isolation, waiting on the opportunity to transport…

Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan were 28-year-olds who were attempting to ride their bikes around the world. They told their friends they wanted to meet new people and see new places. The couple had a strong belief in the goodness of human nature. On a blog Austin wrote that “Evil is a make-believe concept.”…

We live in a time when people are taking sides. As we point at each other to determine who is the greater evil we forget one of the very basic teachings of the Gospel— “for all have sinned.” Writing in his history of the Russian prison system, The Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, reminded his…

A recent break-in and incidence of arson at a Seattle area church has the pastor and church building to get food. The suspect ate some of the communion bread, and then set several fires in the building to cover his tracks. The local paper reported the arsonist set fire to artificial flowers, a tablecloth,…

The Nuremberg trials, which were held following WWII, made the Nazi leaders to account for the atrocities committed before and during the war. British journalist William Shawcross’ father was one of the jurists at Nuremberg. Shawcross says, “Nuremberg’s value to the world lay less in how faithfully it…

Using a Popsicle stick and a razor blade, Carlos Garcia spent five months breaking the bar on his New Mexico jail cell and eventfully escaped. However, he had a change of mind and climbed back up the bed sheet and through the window into his second-story cell that he had just escaped from. Garcia is…

With economic uncertainty growing in Europe, many observers say they fear corruption could make the economies of troubled nations more vulnerable, and could increase the time required to overcome the current problems. They note that few countries in Europe regulate lobbying of government officials, and…

In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “Although there is the problem of evil — why bad things happen to good people— there is the reciprocal problem of goodness — why good things happen, even to “bad” people.” —Jim L. Wilson —THANKS!, 113 Hebrews 12:28–29…

In every generation, there is some bewilderment as to why things are the way they are, what the future holds, and what is our relationship to God. The Barna Research Group conducted a poll of American adults: “If you could ask God any question about your life, what is the single most important question…

Police in Austria say they found more than $108,000 worth of Euros floating in the Danube River, but they still have no idea where the money came from. A young boy saw the money floating by and jumped into the river to get it. A bystander thought he was trying to kill himself, so he called police. Since…

For the past 20 years, Stuart Dunnings III has been the top prosecutor for Ingham County, Michigan and has built a reputation as “an outspoken advocate for ending human trafficking and prostitution.” According to the state attorney general’s office Dunnings took an aggressive approach to his job and…

A California man, who was lost out of bounds at a ski area, says he credits the ski patrol and his faith in God for his rescue. Michael Nessi said that after he became lost, he had intermittent cell service and was finally able to text his wife, but no one knew exactly where he was. While waiting in…

Drivers in Maryland created a big traffic jam after the doors on an armored truck flew open spilling money along the highway. Police say a lock on the doors apparently malfunctioned and a number of drivers stopped to grab the lost cash. Officers who helped the driver recover the remaining money only…

If a person wants to reject God, their mind isn’t changed no matter the circumstances. Mark Brandon Reed, an Australian criminal is thought to have killed as many as 19 people. He disputes the number but not the accusation. Last month doctors diagnosed him with liver cancer and he has but a few months…

In the novel Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, the main character is treated horribly as a young boy by the Earnshaw family. As he grows older, he plots revenge on those who treated him cruelly and their children--to the point where his vengeance consumes his every thought and action. Isabella, one of the…