Realize What You Have

A young bank robber was sentenced to six years in prison after robbing a bank of $6,000. After the trial his gun was donated to a museum because it was an antique pistol valued at $100,000! If he had realized what he had in his hand, he probably wouldn’t have...

Make Sure You’re Enrolled

Frequent flyer programs are really popular. The rewards you earn depend on the number of miles you fly. But your miles don’t count unless you are actually enrolled in the program. On my frequent flyer card it says, “Member since 1986.” That means...

Gratefulness

One of my most memorable teenage experiences was when my father let me drive his brand new Chevrolet convertible to my friend’s house. I left my old car in the driveway and took a back way down a twisting road. I went too fast around a curve and side-swiped...

Assumptions

Our lives are based on assumptions. I remember a conversation between a Christian and an atheist. The Christian assumed that the Bible was true, and that he would go to heaven when he died. The atheist assumed that the Bible wasn’t true, and that when...

Remember John

John the Baptizer was a powerful prophet from God who was sort of a “warm up” man for Jesus. John’s message was that Jesus was the Messiah sent by God. If anyone believed in Jesus, it was John. But then John was thrown in prison for publicly...