Up from the Bottom
You may never have heard of Bernhard Langer but international golf analyst, Michael Arkush, ranks him the 94th best player in the history of golf (out of thousands of players). Bernhard was born in a small German village near Munich. His father was a bricklayer. When Bernhard was nine, he worked as a caddy at […]
Rise to the Challenge
When eleven-year-old David Murphy went to his Cleveland, Ohio school one morning in 2008, he never expected the wild events that would later erupt. Young David was sitting on the school bus with 26 other children when the bus driver pulled into a gas station for a restroom break. The driver left the engine running […]
Big Things Start Small
Bette was one of a number of secretaries at a small business. She was a small piece of a bigger operation. Bette was a careful and conscientious employee. She was a good typist with only one frustration. She hated using her time to fix typing mistakes. Because she had a background in art, she remembered […]
Be the Sunshine
This is an amazing story. It is also entirely true. I recently visited a men’s clothing store. As I entered, a tall man warmly greeted me. He radiated a happy magnetism and made me feel wonderfully welcome. I browsed through the store for about fifteen minutes then walked to the exit. As I started to […]
One of God’s Greatest Promises
Romans 8:28 is one of the most important but misunderstood verses in the Bible. The verse reads, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” NLT The verse is sometimes misquoted as “everything will work out […]
Ask for Help
I was meeting with my friend and mentor Dexter Yager one night when he surprised me with an observation. Dexter had been listening as I described the multiple things I was doing. When I paused, he stopped me and said he had noticed that I seemed tired and frazzled. He then gave me some of […]
Meet the Need
Walter was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the only son along with seven sisters. The family later moved to Long Island, New York. When Walter’s father died in 1942, Walter took control of a failing media business that included radio, TV and print media. Walter proved to be an exceptional […]
Engage With God
I recently read a news report about a shooting in a large American city. There were innocent victims and brave police officers who prevented further loss of life. For three days the story drove the national news cycle. The day after the incident, I read a post from a prominent political figure from that city […]
Never Stop
John was a boy who dreamed of big things although he had a difficult childhood in San Francisco. John received little formal education but visited a local library every day where a friendly librarian guided him through a program of deep and intensive reading. John worked at a cannery then switched to stealing and selling […]
Do What Matters
As with many of you, Amy and I have certain places we like to eat. We have a favorite ice cream shop, a favorite Mexican restaurant and a favorite pizza place. We visit each of these often. We have simple pizza preferences. We usually order a plan cheese pie. But over several recent visits we […]