Tomorrow's World

Commentary

"Who am I?"

J. Davy Crockett III

There is a great story about Art Linkletter, who was a household word and widely known when he was in his heyday as a television personality. The story goes that as Mr. Linkletter entertained at a nursing home for the elderly, with microphone in hand, he asked an elderly lady in a wheelchair, "Do you know who...

The CB radio preacher

Ken Frank

I thought I had heard it all on the CB radio until the other day when an argument ensued after a preacher/trucker began proclaiming his message of salvation on Channel 19 – the CB channel used by truckers to get traffic and "Smokey" reports.

Criminals, children, and twisted priorities

Wallace G. Smith

Most states in the U.S. practice a programmed sequence of events to execute their most violent convicted criminals. There is an injection to anesthetize and take away pain and consciousness, a second injection to paralyze the body, and a third to stop the heart of the unconscious individual – a process...

"Defying the odds"

J. Davy Crockett III

Are you a gambler? "No!" most people would say: "I don't go to casinos or play the lottery, or bet the horses." This is a good thing, since common sense tells you that the house always wins.

Dig the Canal

Brian Pomicter

In civil engineering, a canal is an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, water power and other purposes. Canals are used to purposely direct the flow of water to a prearranged destination.

Character and personality

John Wheeler

One of the most liberating secular proverbs I have ever read is this: “For every strength there is a weakness, and for every weakness, a strength.” While that saying has many, many possible applications, I first encountered it in that form in the context of studies of human personality and of...

A living look at life: The Cause Celeb

J. Davy Crockett III

A recent national survey of young people concerning their hopes, dreams and aspirations revealed a rather shocking fact. Most youngsters today want to become celebrities.

"The key to profit"

Adam J. West

My Dad worked in the coal mines of Novinger for seven years. Seven years is considered 14 years as the coal mine calculated it. Coal mining is notoriously arduous work, but Dad didn't mind. That's what kept food on his family's table.

Are You Standing in the Gap?

Marc Arseneault

Recently, I was struck hard by the news that a member of my congregation is going through the trial of sickness. Many people around us are affected by cancer, diabetes, heart problems—name it, it is there. It seems that almost everybody is affected, either directly or through a family member or...

Secrets

J. Davy Crockett III

Many people in the USA are deeply concerned about the admission by the National Security Agency (NSA) of eavesdropping on private, personal telephone calls and the monitoring of e-mail. “Leaks” or revelations made by Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, who is reportedly taking refuge in the Ecuadorian...