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While some found the emergence of billions of cicadas in the spring and summer of 2021 annoying, David Rothenberg, a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, used the opportunity for man and nature to work together. While the insects swarmed all around, Rothenberg…

A New Jersey man who cleans homes to supplement his income shared the story of how he accidentally went to a townhouse and left it spotless. Louis Angelino said he often cleans homes for friends to make extra money and was schedule to clean the home for his friend Mark. He arrived and found the key in…

Amusement park owners in Japan are taking a possibly impossible step in social distancing. All customers should maintain social distance, keep conversations to a minimum, and keep the mouths closed while on park thrill rides. That is the hard part. One of the rides travels at 112 mph, another is the…

As state governments begin to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, Christians are asking questions about its use. Now that it is legal, is it ok for a Christian to use? World Magazine tackles the question with a side bar entitled “Thinking Biblically about Recreational Marijuana.” Along with pointing…

David Blackmon promptly called 911 to report that someone broke into his car in Fort Walton Beach, FL. and stole some things. When asked, he gave the County Sherriff a list of stole items, including a bag of cocaine. Only a person on drugs would think it proper to report the theft of the illegal drug.…

An article covering newly released medical findings states that singing “significantly increased levels of the immune proteins that the body uses to battle serious illness including cancer.” They also found that singing “resulted in significant reductions in stress hormones, such as cortisol, and increases…

Jamie Farlee recognized that his friends and neighbors were struggling with the turmoil in the nation and decided to take a unique approach. Rather than complain or protest like many others, Farlee made signs pointing in another direction. Braving chilly January weather, he sat on the tailgate of his…

In Saratoga Springs, New York, a European company has established the first divorce hotel in the United States. Using a pattern first established in Amsterdam in 2012 a couple can check into the Gideon Putnam Resort on Friday as a married couple, and check out on Sunday, Single. What God intended as…

On August 7, 2016, Luke Aikins jumped from 25,000 feet above California's Simi Valley without a parachute, landing in a 100ft. x 100ft., two-tiered net. After the jump, he said “whenever people attempt to push the limits of what's considered humanly possible, they're invariably described as crazy, but…

The Red Cross has medical treatment facilities at Oktoberfest, one of Germany’s biggest celebrations that treat up to 10,000 people every year. “About 800 celebrants become what Germans call Bierleichen—‘beer corpses,’ or people who drink so much they fall unconscious.” -- Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell…

Michael Roach and Cristy McNally made a very unusual vow when they were married in 1998. The Arizona couple lives in the desert and teaches Buddhist meditation. They vowed, and practiced togetherness on an extreme level. They promised never to stray more than 15 feet from each other. Daytime, nighttime,…

Animal rescuers rushed to a Singapore home after a woman called them because she thought she heard a cobra hissing in her bathroom. When the woman called the emergency number, she sent the team a recording of the noise she heard, which they believed could be the sound of a deadly black spitting cobra,…

A new survey indicates a growing number of people are less attracted to social media sites such as Facebook. The poll conducted by Reuters and the Ipsos research firm found roughly a third of social media users are not excited about the experience, and the sentiment seems to be growing. The survey found…

Over 100 years ago, doctors first noticed that people, who could not speak after an injury to the speech center in the left side of their brains, could still sing. In the 1970s, researcher in Boston started using what they termed “singing therapy” to help stroke survivors regain the power to speak. The…

Applications for cell phones serve many purposes. Now, apps can help a user avoid an unwanted conversation, or get out of a bad date. A survey by the Pew research group found that 13 percent of cell phone users reported deflecting awkward conversations by faking phone calls. A new app called, Fake-a…

I find this great need for control in my own life constantly. Recently we went on our staff retreat. We always handle some items of business on the way to wherever we’re staying. This year we took a personality test. Yep, that’s right! I suppose we were trying to see if any us actually had a personality.…

I must confess that God is still growing me in this area and I have a long long way to go. I have, however, met other pastors who seemed to really “be in step.” When I was a little kid living in Jacksonville, N.C., my dad pastored the “First Church” in that town. We would often go out in the country,…

One modern philosopher admitted, “I want atheism to be true … It isn't just that I don't believe in God, and, naturally, hope that I'm right about my belief. It's that I hope there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that."”

Though it has not been scientifically proven, feats of what psychologists call “hysterical” strength do occur. In 2006 in Tucson, Ariz., Tim Boyle watched as a Chevrolet Camaro hit 18-year-old Kyle Holtrust. The car pinned Holtrust, still alive, underneath. Boyle ran to the scene of the accident and…

A college-aged Christian named Angie wrote of her encounter with an international student just before Christmas, 2006: I had a divine appointment on the flight from Chicago to Lincoln sitting next to a 19-year-old Saudi Arabian guy, Ali, who was on his way to begin at the University here in Lincoln….…

Millions of people across the country got a little bit of the Bible during Super Bowl XLV when a commercial produced by a Christian group aired unexpectedly. Fox Sports had originally said they would not air the spot because it contained too much “religious doctrine” and because they felt it was too…

John Kralik’s life was falling to apart. It didn’t turn around until he learned to be grateful for what he had. He decided to write a thank-you note every day. He wrote them to relatives, a colleague, the barista at Starbucks, to whomever he could think of. Kralik said the simple act of writing the notes…

Gary Enrig quotes Tom Anderson in this true story. Tom writes, “I made a vow to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage: For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father, totally loving…no ifs, ands, or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator on my car’s…