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Have you ever examined a paper clip?  Though the actual inventor is disputed, it was patented by Johan Vaaler.  He was an inventor who was struggling with the big problems of the patent office where he worked.  One of the large problems facing Vaaler was how he could organize all the papers with which he…

Some people believe this could be one of the boats that Jesus may have used.  This is the trailer for a larger video about this boat.  

A dad makes his homecoming a memory for his children that will last a lifetime.  

While writing about the members of Special Gathering who are grateful for their lives even though they are mentally challenged and often have serious disabilities, I received an e-mail from a young missionary working China.  She just returned back to China from her home in Arkansas.  (Yes, Arkansas produces things other than presidential candidates and…

I am often surprised by the ability of the members of Special Gathering to “turn lemons into lemonade.” The other day I had a conversation with one of our SpG members. When he was 18 years old, this young man was in an automobile accident which left his body torn apart.  He is confined to a…

Perhaps the most important thing I have learned from the computer age is the wonderful power of forgiveness.  I remember that one of the first things I was told about my computer was “don’t worry they are very forgiving.”  Interestingly, this is also one of the great lessons I’ve seen in action within the mentally challenged community. My first…

This hilarious video demonstrates the dire need for forgiveness.

Yesterday, I spent 9 hours at DisneyWorld’s Magic Kingdom with my son and daughter-in-law.  The thermometer was set at 100 degrees by early morning but the shops and rides were air-conditioned.  A 7PM rain storm cooled everything down for the evening. While others were doing their thrill rides, I sat and “people watched. ” As…

Even though there is a Noah’s Ark Theme Park planned in Kentucky, a expert builder from the Netherlands, Johan Huibers is building an exact replica of the real boat and plans to sail it down the Thames River in time for the 2012 London Olympics. After a nightmare of an impending flood, Huibers felt inspired…
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