With the powerball jackpot at a record breaking high, take a look at some interesting facts about the lottery overall. Did you know? The chances of winning when you play an easy pick ticket or choose your own numbers is 50/50. Now that you know that, how do you choose to play? The lottery has been around since before the ... Read More »
Category Archives: The Past
As National Day of Prayer approaches, how’s your prayer life? (via Al.com) Carol McPhail | cmcphail@al.com MOBILE, Alabama – Asked by an interviewer what she said when she prayed to God, Mother Teresa supposedly replied: “I don’t say much. Mostly I just listen.” The alert interviewer had a follow-up: “And what does God say to you?” “He doesn’t say much. ... Read More »
Are they going to far?
Since Newtown, the anti-gunners have pretty much dropped any pretense. Here is a small sampling of recent anti-gun lunacy: Florida Democratic state Senator Audrey Gibson has proposed a bill requiring anger management classes for would-be ammo purchasers. Colorado State Senator Evie Hudak told a rape victim testifying against gun control that having a gun was a waste of time as ... Read More »
“What we need is to be able to recognize God in all the places where He is”
via http://davidkflowers.com The night before last I took my daughter and her friend to a punk concert (NOT a “Christian” concert) in Detroit, at The Shelter, and I saw God. The crowd was great, even though I was probably twenty years older than the next oldest person there. Four bands played. They were all fun, and all the… Read More »
Henderson and Kaffer: Where to find the cash to help fix Detroit?
By Stephen Hendersonand Nancy Kaffer Free Press Editorial Page Editor and Free Press Columnist Detroit Free Press editorial page editor Stephen Henderson and Free Press editorial writer Nancy Kaffer discuss the naming of Kevyn Orr, a Washington, D.C., lawyer, as Detroit’s emergency financial manager. Nancy Kaffer: So Detroit finally has an emergency financial manager. Kevyn Orr’s credentials are impeccable, but, of course, ... Read More »
Now, whoever said History was boring??
Summerlyn Henkel | StonesDetroit.com I came across this on Facebook and I thought it was very interesting!! Do not take life for granted! Marlene Sylvestre- They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery…..if you had to do ... Read More »
Detroit fun fact of the day
By: Patrick Holliday|StonesDetroit.comDetroit fun fact of the day- The Detroit Zoo was the 1st zoo in America to feature cageless, open-exhibits that allowed the animals more freedom to roam. Read More »
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