When I was growing up, my grandfather worked for the highway department. When there was snow, he would climb into a big truck and plow until the roads were open. I remember him telling us that there were no heaters or defrosters in the old trucks. He would take a kerosene lantern and put it […]
Stephen Kaczor wrote about a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared the seed with his neighbors. “How can you afford to […]
Thanksgiving is over, and I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and plenty to eat. My wife and I shop at Costco fairly often. Frequently, the “sample carts” are out, but it’s kind of fun to walk around and try everything. There may be cheese and crackers, little fajita wraps, crab dip and […]
Abraham Lincoln once said that no man has enough memory to make a good liar. Under pressure a man would tell a lie and then be forced to tell twenty more to cover the first one. Somewhere along that process, he would forget and tell the truth, and then he would be revealed. What distinguishes […]
It’s so easy to blame our financial situation on the market, taxes or politicians. This past month the stock market has moved up and down like a “yo-yo.” Before we blame our financial situation on anything, it would be good for us to take a look in the mirror. We need to answer the questions: […]
Have you ever noticed that most of our feelings and perceptions about money are based on how we compare to others around us? It’s all relative! But when you compare yourself to others, you’re treading on quicksand – the more you move around, the more you struggle, the faster you get sucked under. No matter […]
Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden and hid after eating from the Tree of Knowledge. I wonder if you and I today do the same thing! We may not eat the “forbidden fruit,” but we sin all the time. We say hurtful things, we do unloving things, and we sometimes tune […]
I pay bills twice a month, and sometimes the pile of bills seems to be never-ending. Does your money ever run out before all the bills are paid? I think we know how the disciples must have felt that day in the countryside looking at the food they had on hand and the crowd numbering […]
I recently heard about a family that had a Labrador retriever. The dog was trained to pull a wagon, pull a lawn mower, even pull a canoe by the side of a canal. One day, the dog was pulling the lawn mower when he barked at a passerby. The lad who was guiding the mower […]
The word “give” appears 880 times in the Bible. It’s interesting that the word “love” appears 442 times. The lesson here is that “giving” is connected to “loving,” and we know we are loved through giving. One of our staff members shared a story this week that impacted my life, and I hope it will […]