We definitely live in a world of instant gratification. We expect our needs (and most of our wants) to be satisfied immediately. No more wanting for anything, including food choices. The microwave...

I am a huge C. S. Lewis fan. My first encounter was through Mere Christianity; and then I "chewed" my way through The Screwtape Letters, Miracles and all the others. I think the only works I have...

The New York Post recent ran an article about an alcoholic court stenographer that went rogue. Daniel Kochanski created havoc on some major court cases causing various judges to have "reconstruction...

My pastor, Mike Erre told a story yesterday that bears repeating. Apparently he has a friend who adopted a little boy. During their first few months of adjusting to each other, the parents noticed...

Students and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an amazing new book. Using a combination of sensors implanted in a vest, the reader of this new book experiences...

On one of his recent radio broadcasts, Pastor Skip Heitzig made a reference to a man who was condemned to die for his crimes, received a pardon but refused that pardon. I was intrigued so I went...

A parking meter officer in Westchester, New York got arrested recently for stealing coins. It seems that over a 15-year period of time, he practiced the Kindergartener's approach to sharing: "one...

Since I work with children, it will come as no surprise that I enjoy children's stories. Peter Pan is one of my favorites. At one point when Peter is worried about losing his relationship with...

I love hymns and I love the stories behind them. Books like Great Hymns and their Stories, Stories Behind the Hymns that Inspire America, A Hymn is Born and Hymns that Live adorn my bookshelves and...

Did you know that elephants not only recognize each other, but they also have specific ways to comfort one another? Apparently they do that comforting by some reassuring touches, some chirping...

When the Beatles came to America in 1964, I was one of those screaming teenage girls greeting their arrival. I wasn't at the airport, but you should have heard me as they sang on the Ed Sullivan...

A school board in Florida wants to set a dress code for parents. One of the members of that board, Dr. Rosalind Osgood is concerned about the saggy pants that expose dads' underwear and moms who...