Cartoon – A Dads Doodie
Author: Antarctica Journal
Church at the South Pole – A Beacon of Faith
Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world’s southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to Mass anybody wanting to pray on this remote Antarctic island. The 38-year-old Russian priest is clad in a loose black robe and a vest dotted with patches of penguins and seals, marking his four years of service […]
Read moreCharles Spurgeon Quote – Anxiety
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon
Read moreLife: Dreaming – Believing
“Life ends when you stop dreaming; hope is lost when you stop believing.”
Read moreG.K. Chesterton Quote – Love Life
“We must learn to love life without ever trusting it.” – G.K. Chesterton
Read moreOur fingerprints don’t fade from the lives that we touch
“Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives that we touch.”
Read moreCartoon – Dream Theater
Choking smog in China
Beijing The cloud of pollution over Beijing grew so dense this week that much of the city was rendered invisible. Hundreds of flights were grounded, auto traffic was stalled for scores of miles, and residents rushed to buy masks and air filters. Chinese officials downplayed the air-quality crisis, as usual, saying their readings showed that air pollution was “moderate.” But […]
Read moreCheap Food And Obesity
Research has concluded the main cause of America’s obesity epidemic is that food has become too cheap and easy to get. The findings challenge conventional wisdom about obesity in the U.S., shifting the focus from sedentary lifestyles to the economics of eating. “It isn’t just the fact that we may be eating more high-calorie food, but we are eating more […]
Read moreGiving every Kid a trophy
“Losing is good for you,” said Ashley Merryman. But as your children return to school and fall sports, they are stepping back into a fantasyland where everybody is a winner and everybody gets a trophy. “Trophies were once rare things,” but manufacturers now churn out $3 billion worth of them a year. In one California youth soccer league, every player […]
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