“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth…Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.” ~ Hebrews 11:13-16 Think about that for a second. […]
In his book Turning Points, Robert Beringer shares an amazing story of grace told by novelist A.J. Cronin from his own experience. At the close of the Second World War, a family by the name of Adams decided to open their home to a little refugee boy with the outlandish name of Paul Piotrostanalzi. The Adams […]
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering […]
Tolstoy wrote that in a certain town there lived a cobbler, Martin Avdeitch. He lived in a small basement room whose one window looked out onto the street, and all he could see were the feet of people passing by. But since there was hardly a pair of boots that had not been in his […]
Do you remember the cartoon movie WALL-E? It’s the story of a small waste-collecting robot left behind on an abandoned Earth after humanity evacuated the planet due to overwhelming pollution. His task is simple and repetitive: compact trash into cubes and stack them, day after day, to help clean up the planet. But he has developed a […]
Marcus Licinius Crassus was the Sam Zell of Ancient Rome…if Zell moonlighted as a real estate mogul with a morally sketchy fire brigade. Crassus was one-third of the powerful First Triumvirate, alongside Julius Caesar and Pompey. But unlike Caesar, whose power came from ambition and military genius, Crassus made his name and fortune in real estate. […]
I was standing in line at the grocery store when the guy behind me got a little too close.Not “friendly” close…breathing-on-my-neck close. Then, as I’m checking out, he starts commenting on my groceries:“Oh, going for the double chocolate ice cream, huh?”Yes. Yes I am. And now I want to eat it alone in peace. Everything in me […]
People often bring me Starbucks. It’s kind. It’s generous.There’s just one problem:I don’t like coffee. Not hot, iced, dark roast, pumpkin spice, cappuccino, espresso…none of it.Not tea either. Sweet, tropical, green? Nope.If it tastes like steeped leaves or burnt beans, I’m out. But people assume I love it—because that’s what most people like. The truth? If you haven’t […]
Author Josh McDowell tells an interesting story about finding purpose in life. He writes: “An executive recruiter, a ‘head-hunter’ who goes out and hires corporation executives for other firms, once told me, ‘When I get an executive that I’m trying to hire for someone else, I like to disarm him. I offer him a drink, […]
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the March on Washington, is one of the best-known speeches in history. Less known is that the actual speech he had before him on the podium that day had no mention of a “dream” at all. For years, Dr. King had been writing and speaking […]
