True story……Two lawyers enter a courtroom to present their pleas to the judge concerning rights to a lake. One, a young attorney, represents the county that uses the lake as a water supply for its citizens and wants to take more due to the current drought. The older,...
Each March more than sixty teams begin the "Last Great Race". They've trained all year to run over ice and snow, cross frozen rivers and open sea, face dangerous mountains and deadly storms, until they've gone almost 1200 miles. Each team has one unique member...a...
"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever." (1 Chronicles 16:34) I have a lot to be thankful for, especially the last few weeks. As difficult as this may be to believe, every day I have apparently been winning several lotteries I never entered...
I remember her picture. It was one of many showing those arrested the day before, a collection of expressions - anger, defiance disdain, apathy, clueless, disoriented, even comical. But the look in her picture was different. Intense sadness. Elena had been arrested...
My assistant and I had been in a meeting near Atlanta, Georgia, when a lady burst into the conference room saying everyone had been ordered out of the building. She wasn't sure why, but it was important that we leave as soon as possible. I tried calling my office, but...
Many years ago I was really into jogging. I ran everywhere but my favorite place was a trail around Stone Mountain Park. Back then few knew about the trail and I could jog along in relative peace, quiet and solitude. One afternoon I was half way through a five mile...
As I write I'm sitting outside, enjoying an absolutely beautiful day. The sun is brilliant and the sky is deep blue. The trees are putting on their autumn colors. The air is cool, crisp and refreshing. I can hear the sound of children playing, birds chirping, and a...
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace." John 16:33a Once upon a time I was at the grocery searching for an essential ingredient of Chuck's Awesome Chili, which is awesome if I do say so myself. For some reason I can never remember where...
In Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End, Elizabeth Swann leads the Brethren of Pirates against the armada of the East India Company. (Here the lying, treacherous, murdering pirates are the "good" guys. Hey, it's Hollywood.) Facing insurmountable odds, Elizabeth...
In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: This is what the LORD Almighty says: These...