Everyone respects a man or woman with confidence . . . until that confidence oversteps its bounds and treads into the thorny territory of cockiness. A self-assured, new college graduate met with a recruiter for a job interview one day. The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
We all get irritated by some of the crazy things people do. Perhaps nothing irritates us more than people who are distracted while driving. Here are some examples of the strange things people have done behind the wheel: Blow dry hair by... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If you had scanned the pastor’s irises, you would have seen giant dollar signs. Had he heard the man correctly? It sounded like the pastoral committee member from the out-of-state church had just offered him triple his current salary. Should... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If respect had anything to do with position, then shorter people like me wouldn’t stand a chance in life. The fact is, respect has to be earned the old-fashioned way. Before Philip Pillsbury became the chairman of Pillsbury Co., he worked his... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When we are experiencing difficulty, it may help us to pick up a good apple and do some thinking. Whether the fruit is a Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Gala, Golden Delicious, or Fiji, each apple has an amazing story to tell. While the fruit... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
You never know who God will use to answer your prayers. One day, a woman’s 14-year-old daughter became very sick. The woman rushed to the drugstore to buy medicine, but she was delayed because she locked her keys in the car. Desperate to get... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When Isaac Watts’ guests visited his house, they admired the famous preacher and hymnwriter’s mantel as much as his music. Prominently displayed atop the mantel was a beautiful clock. All who saw the beautiful timepiece marveled at its... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Those who treat God like a vending machine will never have enough change. When you stick a dollar in the vending machine, you expect to get the specific item you selected. If you pay more than the item costs, you expect to get the exact... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Which is more remarkable: the fact of the Magi’s long-distance journey to see Jesus after reading a Jewish prophecy concerning Him, or the fact of the Jewish religious scholars’ ignorance of the same prophecy which had been fulfilled in their... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
You’re drifting in the middle of the ocean without a compass (or GPS) or any land in sight. What is the fastest way to find land? If you were a Viking, the answer might be found in getting a bird’s-eye view (and I’m not talking about the view... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
