The Pinakothek der Moderne is a world famous art museum in Munich, Germany. They recently reported a crime, but it was the opposite of a heist. Someone snuck their own artwork into the museum and put it on display alongside the prized paintings of Pablo Picasso and other modern masterworks.

It was an inside job by an employee. He was promptly fired and turned in to the police. It was a crime, and the man is being charged.

Why such a big deal? He didn’t take anything!

Years ago, Brock and I were sitting in our living room reading and Brock had his music playing. I was listening to the lyrics and thought, “That doesn’t sound good.” So I said to Brock, “What kind of song is that? ‘I want you to pull my britches down’?”

“What? No, Dad, it’s, 'I want you to burn my bridges down!’”

It’s that time of year…for syrupy graduation speeches, often filled with advice that I truly hope graduates do NOT take. I’m talking about the “chase your dreams” and “follow your passions” kind of advice, along with the reminders that, “you are amazing” and “you can do anything.”

Nick Chowdhury lost his identity in 1991. It was returned to him last week.

He was fishing on Vancouver Island and left his wallet on the rocks near the shore, not knowing that the tide was rising and would sweep it away.

Carrie Clark lost her cat, Galena, last month. She and her husband live in Utah, where the cat seemed to disappear. Four weeks later, she got a call from a veterinarian 700 miles away in Southern California. Amazon dropped the cat off with them. Yes, Amazon!

“I need a better work-life balance.”

My response: “You mean work isn’t life?”

For all of human history, work was life. Consider the Law of the Sabbath: “Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God” (Exodus 20:9-10 ESV).

Whoa! A work/time-off ratio of 6-1? What about the 5-day workweek?