Kindness
Recently Amy and I had a series of happy experiences. It began in Chicago at an event hosted by a special friend. The conference was filled both with exuberant and positive people but also with God’s anointing and blessings. After I spoke on Saturday morning, we flew back to Kentucky for another commitment. That weekend […]
Caring About People
Dan and Dorothy owned a canning business in Michigan. They worked closely with local farmers to can fresh vegetables and market the products regionally. Dan developed a good relationship with the farmers who trusted him with their business. Customers were equally positive about Dan’s canned food and the company flourished. In 1927 Dan and Dorothy […]
What Really Lost Last Night
Last night’s election was not simply a contest of personalities or parties; it was a decisive stand taken by Americans against a set of ideologies and social constructs that have increasingly dominated the national conversation. This wasn’t just about whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump won or lost. It was about a clear rejection of […]
Don’t Listen to the No’s
Charles Darrow was an undistinguished heater salesman who lived in the Germantown area of Philadelphia. In 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, Charles had one thing that he loved to do, visit Atlantic City, New Jersey. Charles had little money to spend so he walked the streets of Atlantic City, imagining himself as […]
Never Stop
Jacob had always worked hard. When his family moved from Iowa to New Mexico so his father could run a prospecting business, although he was barely a child, Jacob was expected to work with his dad. When the United States entered World War I, Jacob enlisted in the army. He served in the Philippines, then […]
Freedom
Frank Capra always remembered his trip to America as the worst experience of his life. When he was five years old, Frank emigrated from Italy to the United States with his parents and six siblings. The trip was made on the cheap and cramped section of a ship. Frank recalled being constantly sick and hungry. […]
Compassion
Nathan was born in Bavaria to German Jewish parents. His father moved the family to the United States in 1854. The family was financially devastated when the American Civil War destroyed their business. Nathan’s family moved to New York City and launched a new cookware business. This was so successful that Nathan became co-owner of […]
Make People Happy
On a special October evening in 1951, Albert Engelken was standing in front of a bank window in New Jersey watching the third and final game of the National League playoffs between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. He was twelve years old. The series was tied with the winner going to the […]