He Waited For Me

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 Tinker Bell, she assures him that they can always be together by...

Coins and Giving

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 for you, one for me, one for you, one for me.” The...

The Man Who Refused the Pardon

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 looking for some details. It seems that in December 1829, two men, George...

A Wearable Book

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 various vibration patterns. As you read along, you begin to “feel...

You Don’t Have to Hide Food Anymore

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 that the little boy was hiding food all around his room. There was some...

“I Hate My Job”

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 hearings” where witnesses tried to remember what they had...