A relay race consists of one runner handing off a baton to another runner at specified exchange points along a race route. No one runner sprints the entire relay race.
One of the most respected ...
Television personality Mike Rowe hosted a show called Dirty Jobs for many years. In the series, he tagged alligators, eradicated invasive insects, and cleaned out city sewer lines. There was no place ...
It is fun to start a party with a jar of candy, and have each partygoer write down a guess as to the number of candies in the jar. The reason? So that we can reward the closest guess with a prize, ...
The great trains that traverse our country carry goods by rail to distant destinations. Once they are sent on their way, they cannot change course.
Unless they come to a switching station.
Does ...
For the Christian, Sundays have a special feeling. We have time to wake gradually, breakfast can be a leisurely affair, and the entire family is together all day long. It’s more than that, ...
Shade trees are an oasis of pleasure during the height of summer. In winter, the leaves are fallen, and only bare limbs remain. Our expectation? Once spring arrives, we want to see the fresh leaves ...
The silence of winter is one of the most profound environments we can know. Snow blankets the land, and all is muzzled. No crickets chirrup. No leaves rustle. Not a bird sings in the sky. Even the ...
Luge is one of the fastest and most dangerous Olympic sports. The sleds approach speeds upward of 90 mph. Steering is done with the entire body and requires extensive strength training.
It is very ...
We all know the jokes about lawyers.
Three men are stranded in a leaking boat, a priest, an electrician, and a lawyer. The priest says a prayer and jumps out, and he is immediately devoured by ...
Football players like to “spike” the ball when scoring a touchdown. In basketball, dunking is the golden chalice when making a ...
Read more: To Claim the Glory
What we are is who we are.
That seems obvious on the surface. After all, we’ve heard the one-liners.
We are what we eat.
Life is what we make it.
The early bird gets the worm.
All these refer ...
The lion tamer is always a feature performer at the circus. The mighty beast is able to devour the tamer in a heartbeat, yet is a pussy cat in his hands. The whip cracks, and the big cat jumps ...
In the business world, there is a hierarchy which is inviolate. The head office dictates, the satellite offices disseminate, and the individual employees do the footwork.
The employees cannot ...
Read more: God Cries “Silence!”
A relay race consists of one runner handing off a baton to another runner at specified exchange points along a race route. No one runner sprints the entire relay race.
One of the most respected ...
Television personality Mike Rowe hosted a show called Dirty Jobs for many years. In the series, he tagged alligators, eradicated invasive insects, and cleaned out city sewer lines. There was no place ...
It is fun to start a party with a jar of candy, and have each partygoer write down a guess as to the number of candies in the jar. The reason? So that we can reward the closest guess with a prize, ...
The great trains that traverse our country carry goods by rail to distant destinations. Once they are sent on their way, they cannot change course.
Unless they come to a switching station.
Does ...
For the Christian, Sundays have a special feeling. We have time to wake gradually, breakfast can be a leisurely affair, and the entire family is together all day long. It’s more than that, ...
Shade trees are an oasis of pleasure during the height of summer. In winter, the leaves are fallen, and only bare limbs remain. Our expectation? Once spring arrives, we want to see the fresh leaves ...
The silence of winter is one of the most profound environments we can know. Snow blankets the land, and all is muzzled. No crickets chirrup. No leaves rustle. Not a bird sings in the sky. Even the ...