Tag Archives: Anecdotes

Only in Leisure Scripture References: Psalm 63:1; Romans 1:9-10 National Park officials welcome 250 million people to our treasured parks each year. Most visitors are day-trippers, coming to look and run. In 1983, the average time spent for all forty-eight … Continue reading →

Reaching Out to Reality Scripture References: 2 Chronicles 7:14; Colossians 1:9-14 Kevin Klose went to Moscow in 1977 as bureau chief for the Washington Post. Over the next four years he made friends with many Russians. Back in Chicago, he … Continue reading →

In Small Packages Scripture References: Isaiah 41:14; Revelation 3:2 The bee hummingbird weighs less than a penny and hatches eggs the size of coffee beans in a nest no bigger than a doll’s teacup. Notwithstanding, the wings of this pugnacious … Continue reading →

It Depends on Your Perspective Scripture References: Jeremiah 33:3; James 2:1-7 To the Romans, poor was a relative term. “The poor were the rich who were not very rich.” Horace, who made a virtue of his poverty, said he had … Continue reading →

Can’t Support Them to Prosperity Scripture References: Deuteronomy 15:4, 11; 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13 America spent three hundred billion dollars to wage and win World War II. In 1992, the U.S. Congress spent three hundred six billion on welfare, trying to … Continue reading →

Not Even the Least Expense Scripture References: Leviticus 25:19-22; 1 Peter 4:1-5 Congress finally voted pay for the soldiers who so faithfully served the nation in the Revolution. Yet, they had no money to give them. What was worse, Congress … Continue reading →

With All That Wealth Scripture References: 1 Samuel 25:2-3; 1 Timothy 6:19 When Edgar Degas was in his seventies and nearly blind, he spent his days pacing the boulevards of Paris, following funeral processions. Financially secure, he lived as if … Continue reading →

Unused Potential Scripture References: 2 Kings 17:6, 25:21; 1 Timothy 4:14-16 The Germans had two powerful weapons in World War II that never repaid their investment. The Tirpitz, one of the most powerful battleships of her time, fired her eight … Continue reading →

Seeing, Not Just Looking Scripture References: Genesis 46:26; Exodus 12:37; Mark 4:30-32 Someone said that Samuel F. B. Morse had the genius to search for corner lots while others walked the neighborhood gazing at the view. Carl Graham Fisher was … Continue reading →

A Treasure to Her Scripture References: 1 Samuel 14:25-26; 2 Corinthians 11:29 When James Reed was banished from the Donner party for killing one of its members, his wife, Margaret, was left to care for their four children, including eight-year-old … Continue reading →