Becoming a father opened a whole new door on life for me. Becoming a grandfather has opened yet another door. When my son Bob was born I remember spending hours holding him and planning ahead – thinking through what “I” needed to “do,” and what I needed to “do” as a...
My co-worker, David, shared the following story recently. It is the story of Hiroo Onada. Hiroo’s life is a heroic yet deeply tragic one. He was posted to the Philippines in the last days of WW2 as an Intelligence Officer. Soon after his arrival, the Allies overran...
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 years of age and came up with the cost being $160,140 for a middle income family. That does not even include college tuition. $160,140 may sound like a lot but it isn’t so bad if...
No doubt you’ve glanced once or twice at an astrologer’s predictions in the newspaper. Even if you felt guilty or silly for doing it, you’d hardly fault yourself for wanting every possible advantage in planning your future. Planning for the future, after all, is a...
A young man was walking along a country road. Along came a Farmer driving a wagon. Without asking permission, the young man jumped on the wagon and said, “I’m going to ride along with you to Louisville.” The Farmer just looked at him and said nothing. They rode...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.
