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Dreams or “The Year of the Goose: Part II”

Do you ever wonder why God gives us dreams? I'm not talking about the "dreams" one has while asleep – I'm referring to those "dreams" concerning the future. Dreams about your life; your goals; your life focus. Sometimes I wonder if I heard Him correctly… Other times, I'm dead certain that I'm doing exactly [...]

Snow Advisory

There is 6 plus inches of snow on the ground already and more a'fallen every second. This is the worse snow storm of the winter so far… In fact, I quit work early and came home at two this afternoon – after I spent 2 hours driving there this morning… * sigh*

I wonder [...]

The bear that fought in War World II

Ok – I saw this article and couldn't pass it up! You all have to check out this of a bear that fought along side Polish troops in the Middle East and Europe. It's pretty cool. [@more@]

Honour sought for 'Soldier Bear'

Voytek the bear – Picture courtesy Imperial War MuseumVoytek was billeted in [...]

Strange kitten leaps out of man’s luggage

A KITTEN survived a plane trip halfway across the United States after accidentally ending up in a suitcase, a newspaper reported overnight.

Seth Levy's suitcase, in which 10-month-old tabby Gracie Mae stowed away, was mistakenly picked up by the wrong person after a 2 1/2 hour plane trip from Fort Lauderdale in [...]

Help, there’s a body in the home I’m robbing!

A BERLIN burglar's break-in took an unexpected turn when he stumbled upon a corpse and felt compelled to call the police.

"He called to say he'd just broken into a flat and found a dead body," said a spokeswoman for Berlin police Thursday. "He gave the address of the place and then [...]

Pure Sex: God’s Way

New Life Fellowship in Orange Park, Florida found a new way to get people into the pews: advertise using sexually 'charged' billboards.  Full article here

The good news – it worked! The pastor specially mentioned that church attendance has increased since the billboards hit the streets. Note that the signs are promoting a new [...]

A Quote from Bede

Some people like CS Lewis, others like Stephen King – still others prefer Shakespeare (these are the folks hanging around the shawdows of society). Me – I like Bede.

Who? Did you say that dreaded three letter word?!!! Be still my heart – do not fail me now – for some people have not [...]

Do I have to LISTEN? A brief looking into a world of history

For those of you who don’t know me (ok – let’s face it, if your reading this, you already know me…and are probably wounding if it’s too late to deny all knowledge of the being named Ardell), I like missions history – especially as it deals with early church history. As such, I have [...]

Orange or Camo? Part 2

Due to popular demand (and a strong warning from my wife including the words: "couch", "dog house", "below zero weather"), I have decided to always wear hunters orange. Yelp – that's me – the model of modern man in orange camo.

(Note from The Editor: Please note that my client's wife did not [...]

Elk, Deer and Wolves, Oh My!

You know you're out west when your neighbors start talking about sighting wolves and elk. And I'm not talking about "Hey Bob, I saw an elk three years ago when I drove through Yellowstone." 

I'm talking about: "George, four elk cows crossed by the barn this morning with a pair of wolves on [...]