MAXIMUM CAPACITY

MAXIMUM CAPACITY

Before we got the new railroad overpass in my hometown, there was only an old, rickety, wooden bridge available to cross the railroad tracks close to downtown. The bridge had a maximum capacity sign by it and it also had a sign that said “One-Lane Bridge.” Of course,...
A GLIMPSE OF THE THIEF

A GLIMPSE OF THE THIEF

I talked to a guy who kicked a five-year addiction to cocaine. When I asked him how he did it, I suppose I expected him to tell me some intense story of months in rehab, of pain and agony, of fortitude and willpower or maybe even some kind of miraculous intervention...
Remembering Archie

Remembering Archie

I was working in my home office and my dog, Archie, was lying on a mat in the room next to my office. I got up and headed to the back bathroom to take a shower. After my shower, I walked out of the back bathroom and there was Archie … lying on the floor outside the...
God is COUNTING on YOU!

God is COUNTING on YOU!

One billion …. that’s 1,000,000,000 … it’s an awfully big number. How big is it? Well, it would take approximately 31 years to count from one to one billion (giving one second to count each number along the way). Now, there are 8 billion people...
Give Me the Bad News First

Give Me the Bad News First

A friend called me and said, “I’ve got good news, and I’ve got bad news.” I replied, “Give me the bad news first” and he did so. After the bad news was out of the way, all the angst and any fear that I had was gone because I knew...