Dr. Boris Kornfeld was a Russian Jew who was a prisoner in a gulag during the 1950s in Ekibastuz, deep in Siberia. Because Kornfeld was a doctor, the Russians used him in the hospital. One of his patients was suffering from a disease known as pellagra. It is a disease...
During the 1890s, Oliver Wendell Holmes was the chief justice of the Supreme Court. One day he was traveling on a train and had all of his papers spread out on the seat across from him, next to him, and even on the floor. He was totally consumed in studying the papers...
The following are excerpts from a newspaper advertisement run by the Cadillac Motor Company in 1915: “The Penalty of Leadership In every field of human endeavor, he that is first must perpetually live in the white light of publicity. Whether the leadership be vested...
Getting it wrong: The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Getting it right: When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed? (Job 11:3) The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was founded in 2005 to mock God and ridicule intelligent design theories....
Getting it wrong: “The Pope? How many divisions has he got?” — Russian ruler Joseph Stalin Getting it right: Love conquers all. Joseph Stalin was one of the most ruthless leaders of the 20th century. Historians believe he was responsible for the deaths of about 20...
When I was a younger I read a magazine entitled Mad Magazine with the character Alfred E. Neuman who mocked the world with the slogan, “What? Me worry?” on the front cover. The truth is that we all worry. The uneducated worry that they need to know more. The educated...
Words that Destroy: “I hate you.” “I couldn’t care less.” “Don’t bother me.” “I’ll get even.” “You can’t do it.” “You’re no good.” “You’re nothing.” “Count me out.” “You’re in my way.” Words that Heal: “I love you.” “I care about you.” “I need you.” “I forgive you.”...
Doomsday scenarios abound. The possibilities of disaster are all around us. There could be a nuclear holocaust, a new infectious disease, a super volcanic eruption, more climate change, an asteroid that wipes out humanity, or machines that take the place of men....
Getting it wrong: A mechanical device to prove there is a God: U.S. Pat. #1087186 Getting it right: “He [Jesus] is a light to reveal God to the nations.” Luke 2:31 (NLT) On March 22, 1909, Socrates Scholfield of Providence, Rhode Island submitted to the U.S....
A caterpillar is scientifically referred to as a larva. It has 12 legs; its hairy, brown, black body crawls along the ground, stuffing itself with leaves and growing bigger and longer. It molts out of its body several times. Finally, it can no longer eat any more and...
There is design and order to all things. Consider the egg. Eggs are considered one of the healthiest foods on the planet. They contain small amounts of almost every vitamin and mineral needed to fuel the human body. Eggs usually hatch in multiples of sevens. The...
Getting it wrong: “You are hopelessly lost. Now you must die.” — A letter to Gwyneth Paltrow from a Christian. Getting it right: “Be ready to defend your faith in gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15 Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow testified in a Los Angeles...