If the Devil, whom we don't hear much about today, were to write his Beatitudes, they would possibly go something like this:"Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians in Church--they are my...
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach out for another is to risk involvement.To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd is to risk their loss.To love is to...
An elephant can easily pick up a one-ton load with his trunk. But have you ever visited a circus and watched those huge creatures standing quietly while tied to a small wooden stake?While still young and weak, an elephant is tied by a heavy chain to an immovable iron...
Burt Hunter, a reporter-photographer in Long Beach, California, found himself on a strange mission one foggy morning. He was to interview and take pictures of a woman snake charmer. When Burt rang the doorbell at an impressive mansion, he was surprised at the beauty...
There was a lone sheriff in a town in the "Wild West". One day a man came into town and raped a woman and killed her. The sheriff caught the man and put him into his town jail and promised the community that this man would pay for this. He would see to it that he was...
From the back porch of her home a friend noticed a beautiful butterfly with its fragile legs caught in a spider's web. It was flapping its wings wildly trying desperately to escape. Feeling sorry for the butterfly, my friend came closer to see if she could help free...
Grant Williams chose an unusual pet. The 19-year-old from the Bronx bought a python five months ago for $300. It turned out to be a bad decision.Earlier this month, Williams was found dead of asphyxiation in the hallway outside his apartment. A neighbour found him...