Victim Mentality

There’s a pervasive victim mentality today that makes people feel that everything is somebody else’s fault. “Somebody else is to blame for my problems,” “My relatives are weird,” “the government is corrupt.” When we hear this litany of complaints for the hundredth time we feel like shouting, “Have you ever thought that you might be [...]

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Every Man a Brick

The ancient city of Sparta was one of the most formidable military powers of its day. There’s a story about a Spartan king who boasted about the walls of Sparta to a visiting monarch. He claimed that his city was invincible because its protective walls couldn’t be conquered. When the visiting king actually saw the [...]

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Cornerstones

Cornerstones are thought of as commemorative stones, often containing a time capsule to be opened in a hundred years. The cornerstone is laid in a dedication ceremony at the completion of a building. But originally, a cornerstone had an architectural function. It had perfect right angles and was the first stone to be set. It [...]

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Rejected by Others

Michelangelo was one of the world’s most magnificent artists. He was an architect, a sculptor and a painter. His famous works include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and statues of Moses and David. Michelangelo was known for choosing large pieces of marble with discolorations and flaws. It was said that he could see the [...]

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Insisting on Your Rights

Once when I was returning a rental car at the airport, I was first in line with a long line behind me. After the agent took care of me, he said, “Who’s next?” and two men simultaneously said, “I am.” From there it escalated into a heated argument as to who was first. I left [...]

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Team Selection

I’ve never been a very good athlete and I remember the youthful pain of team selection in gym classes. You hope and pray you won’t be chosen last. A few times I was chosen as one of the first, not because I was good, but because the person doing the choosing was my friend. It [...]

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Choosing to Die

Sociologists define altruistic suicide as giving up your life for the love of, or the benefit of, someone else. It’s the soldier who throws his body over a hand grenade to save the lives of his buddies; or the mother who gives up her food and water in time of famine so that her children [...]

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Merely Paper and Ink

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 robbed that bank! Not realizing [...]

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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 robbed that bank! Not realizing [...]

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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 that the airline has a record of my exact enrollment date. It’s [...]

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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 another car. The police came, and [...]

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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 you’re dead, you’re dead. Finally, the atheist said, “So, what [...]

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