The Success of “Uncle No-Name” October 4, 2007

The Success of Uncle No-Name…His name was Wally Amos and he built a $100 million business selling his “Famous Amos Cookies.” Through a series of unfortunate circumstances, he lost his business. He went from fame and fortune to a debt level of one million dollars.Even worse, he lost the right to use the name he [...]

The Homeless Man… September 25, 2007

This certainly made me stop and think…It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church. As I got closer I saw a man [...]

The man known as “Wrong Way Roy” September 18, 2007

On New Year’s Day in 1929 Georgia Tech played the University of California in the Rose Bowl. Shortly before half time, a man named Roy Regals recovered a fumble for California. Somehow he became confused and he started running 65 yards in the wrong direction. A teammate tackled him just before he would have scored [...]

Laughter can bring healing and encouragement. August 30, 2007

Laughter is a great stress reducer. If you have never read Norman Cousins’ account of his experience of self-healing as described in Anatomy of an Illness, I encourage you to do so. When diagnosed with an incurable illness, he brought a movie projector into his hospital room and watched reel after reel of old classic [...]

Mom was always working behind the scenes.. August 28, 2007

Some of you are avid sports fans, others are just casual viewers, but we’ve all seen it. The camera zooms in after a spectacular play by our sports heros and what do they do and say? With one finger in the air they say, “Hi Mom”! Not “Hi Dad”, not “Hi Sister” but “Hi Mom”. [...]