By Terry Weber
Article Word Count: 1841
I'll always remember the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Even now, seventy-two years later, I am still aware of the many ways that attack forced the "sleeping giant" that was the USA; to become today's major advocate of worldwide ... Views: 1581
Each morning when you get out of bed and face the new day you immediately have an important choice to make: What will be your attitude during this day – the current day of your life? Will you face this day optimistically (in a positive way) or pessimistically (negatively)?
In short, be sure ... Views: 891
What Causes Tooth Decay?
Down through thousands of years, from the Stone Age to right now, people have always had to deal with problems with their teeth.
According to a recent report by researchers who were excavating a 9,000-year-old Stone Age graveyard in Pakistan, they discovered ... Views: 1018
When you were born the first threads of what will be the tapestry of your life on earth began to form. Slowly, one day at a time, the events of your life became the threads and strands of the fabric used to record the history of your life. There is a strand for each of your
feelings, actions ... Views: 4059
The dictionary says: "An idea is something imagined in the mind."
Obviously, according to that definition, I have to cause or persuade my mind to imagine something in order to grow, that is, produce a harvest of one or more useful ideas.
As you may know, thinking is hard work. It's harder than ... Views: 984
The symbolism of the twin beams of light as they thrust skyward from the site of the now ruined but once majestic twin towers in New York is obvious to all who see them. The first time I saw those twin lights on my television screen, I thought...
The symbolism of the twin beams of light as ... Views: 1222
WHEN I SAT DOWN... to write this note, I tried to think of a
special way to say: "Happy New Year" to you. But instead of writing, I
began to think. Lots of things crossed my mind like:
All the new friends we've made this year, and the ones we see and talk with each week. How some of us ... Views: 914
This is all about DENTURES that nobody ever talks about…except me!
YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT DENTURES,DENTISTS,DENTISTRY AND TEETH!
I became a denture wearer when I was about ten years old after my two front teeth were broken and knocked out by one of my “buddies” on the way to school one day. ... Views: 2418
As you probably know our money really does talk to us. For example, I know it talks to me because I’ve often heard it say, loud and clear: “Goodbye!”
Over the years I’ve taught several adult Sunday school classes about Christian Financial Management (CFM). Much of the material I gleaned from ... Views: 1125
We, as humans, share 98% of our genetic makeup with chimpanzees. So, what is the difference between those small apes and us?
As you probably know, the chimpanzee is intelligent, social and has a wide range of sounds and gestures for communication and is probably one of the most expressive of ... Views: 1099
All that happened in the past is now locked in the frozen sea of our memories. So, as we leave those events behind and stride confidently into tomorrow, I'd like to help you and perhaps make the way easier for you by telling you a little story about a king and a woodcutter that can help you make ... Views: 1338
As Americans, we live in a supercharged society where energetic activity always seems to take precedence over the simple common sense awareness of our basic need to get enough sleep. In fact, our active lives can be so enticing, so interesting that we get to the point where we actually begrudge ... Views: 1301
I’d like to suggest to you the following five ideas about money:
(1) How you can be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life.
(2) Remind you that money is not “the root of all evil,” instead – the “love of money” is.
(3) The solution to all of your money problems are available to ... Views: 2064
Did you know you are carrying change with you every day of your life? Reach into your pocket and you will probably find a handful of coins. It is what we call: change. Just as "change in the form of coins" in your pocket - is always with you - so are other kinds of change. In fact, change is ... Views: 1346
When I get up in the morning, I put my glasses on and find myself wearing them for the rest of my waking hours. I'm used to them I guess, but it sure would be nice if I didn't need them to correct my vision. Fact is, I have no choice. If I want to see what's going on around me I have to wear my ... Views: 1083
Have you ever stopped to think about the many benefits of adequate sleep?
Because of our different life styles most of us look at sleep in one of two ways: (1) a waste of time or (2) we have the feeling we never get enough sleep.
(1) If you are the kind of person whose life style makes you ... Views: 1547
Being alive at any age has a lot to do with your attitude. What I'm talking about is an attitude toward life and the people around you that is caring. Let me give you an example of what I mean:
Back in the days when the knights of old were spurring their horses toward unknown horizons, they ... Views: 1118
There is an old saying:"a word to the wise is sufficient." I know you are either wise or are gaining wisdom swiftly because of your daily prayers asking God to give you His wisdom and show you your truest interest. "The wise shall inherit glory, all honor and good." (Prov. 3:35 and Isa. ... Views: 1230
Over the years I’ve taught several adult Sunday school classes about Christian Financial management. Much of the material I gleaned from several of the excellent books that are available. In addition, as a result of much study, I’ve discovered that there are over eight hundred places in the ... Views: 1612
This is the story about how a small, practically unknown town in the pine barrens of New Jersey got the name: Double Trouble. They say this small cluster of houses, barns, sawmills and sheds in a crossroads village in the backwoods of the flat pine barrens (near present day Toms River) got its ... Views: 1612
When my wife and were married, we each owned a house. We decided to sell both houses and start fresh with a new house that would be “our new house together.” One of the results of selling those houses was that, even after buying a big new home for our now much larger blended family (9 ... Views: 1064
These mugwumps are strange looking birds that I see sometimes alongside the interstate highways when I’m on a long trip in my motor home. Mugwumps look kind of like big crows except they have white rumps and long black tails that are about twice the length of their bodies. Mugwumps never fly. ... Views: 1173