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Russell Conwell, a former Baptist minister, delivered a speech all over America, which perhaps became the most famous speech during his time (1870–1920), known as “Acres of Diamonds.”
This true story, with an ageless moral, is about a farmer who lived in Africa. Diamonds had already been discovered in abundance on the African continent and a […]

The French naturalist, Jean-Henri Fabre, reported of an experiment with a determined little creature known as the processionary caterpillar. These hairy caterpillars live in communal webs and march in a long procession of columns to their food source, one leading, and the others following with their head snuggly fitted against the rear extremity of its […]

A misquote of the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns suggests: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray,” and serves as caution that life may very well supply us with experiences beyond our wildest imagination.
For most, as we journey down the road of life, our dreams often turn out quite […]

One Sunday while sitting behind a young lady in the church, the Scottish Poet Robert Burns, noticed a head louse roaming around and through the bows and ribbons of the unsuspecting woman’s hat. Using his insight and understanding of human nature Burns wrote the poem “To a Louse, On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet, […]

Not long ago newspapers reported that a CEO had have been charged in a criminal complaint with fraudulently backdating stock options along with the awarding of options to nonexistent employees for future transfer to himself and his friends.
Of this incident Robert Reich reported that “SEC commissioner, Paul Atkins, argued in a recent speech that companies […]

The Judeo/Christian world recognizes the divine command which reads: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” Although the ninth commandment is most often cited using only the first six words: “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” While leaving “against thy neighbor” off the ending, doesn’t necessarily change the message, it does however create […]

The mid-west communities surrounding Wamego Kansas rallied this morning to show its support for 25-year-old Army Specialist Forrest John Waterbury, and his family, who was killed in action west of Baghdad Iraq on March 14, 2007.
Within hours of hearing Fred Phelps and his radical activists planned to protest at the funeral, countless numbers from the […]

Recently Mexican President Vicente Fox was scolded for his declaration that “Mexicans do jobs that even blacks won’t do.” This inflammatory statement, intended to evoke support for less restrictive immigration policies, unfortunately is nothing more than a restated point of view that was once used to promote slavery here in America.
Before the Civil War, Senator […]

Author Richard Eyre has said, “I have come to believe that almost all of us spend a substantial amount of our time and our mental effort seeking three things that end up working against us and against our happiness and joy. They are things that almost all of us think are good things — right […]

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus has been referenced as saying “nothing endures but change,” along with its more popularized version “the only constant is change.” Yet isn’t it interesting that the most feared and resisted efforts in our individual search of reality and truth are those which require change in us.
Recognizing and accepting the need for […]