Who Knows Where? • One out of five Americans age 18 to 24 can’t find the U.S. on a world map. • 75% of adult Americans surveyed were unable to locate the Persian Gulf (after years of war there, involving the U. S.). • 45% couldn’t pick out Central America. • 25% were unable to … Continue reading “Geography”
Gentleness
The Fish Tank At their school carnival, our kids won four free goldfish (lucky us!), so out I went Saturday morning to find an aquarium. The first few I priced ranged from $40 to $70. Then I spotted it—right in the aisle: a discarded 10-gallon display tank, complete with gravel and filter—for a mere five … Continue reading “Gentleness”
Genius
Quote • Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. – Elbert Hubbard Source unknown
Generosity
Henry Ford Auto maker Henry Ford was vacationing in Ireland when he was asked to contribute toward a new orphanage. Ford wrote a check for two thousand pounds, which made headlines in the local newspaper. But the paper inadvertently reported the gift as twenty thousand pounds. The director of the orphanage apologized to Ford. “I’ll … Continue reading “Generosity”
Generation Gap
Convenience Food A convenience food today is chicken already cooked. In grandmother’s time it was a chicken she didn’t have to kill personally. Bill Vaughan, NANA Specialization It used to be if you didn’t feel well, you went to a doctor. These days you have to know why you don’t feel well—in order to know … Continue reading “Generation Gap”
General Revelation
C. S. Lewis Nature never taught me that there exists a God of glory and of infinite majesty. I had to learn that in other ways. But nature gave the word glory a meaning for me. C. S. Lewis in The Four Loves
Geese
Leadership It’s those stately geese I find especially impressive. Winging their way to a warmer climate, they often cover thousands of miles before reaching their destination. Have you ever studied why they fly as they do? It is fascinating to read what has been discovered about their flight pattern as well as their in-flight habits. … Continue reading “Geese”
Gandhi
Greatest Hindrance to Christianity When Mahatma Gandhi was the spiritual leader of India, he was asked by some missionaries, “What is the greatest hindrance to Christianity in India?” His reply was, “Christians.” You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has lost its taste, with what shall it be salted? It is … Continue reading “Gandhi”
Gambling
Gambler’s Fallacy The Gambler’s Fallacy is the mistaken notion that repetition changes the odds. If you flip a coin five times, always getting tails, there’s still a 50–50 chance that you’ll get tails on your next flip. You can’t say— “Tails has come up five times in a row, so now it’s ‘time’ that heads … Continue reading “Gambling”
Fair
Andrew Carnegie A socialist once came to see Andrew Carnegie and soon was railing against the injustice of Carnegie having so much money. In his view, wealth was meant to be divided equally. Carnegie asked his secretary for an assessment of everything he owned and at the same time looked up the figures on world … Continue reading “Fair”