The Ultimate Investment

Henry used to be bitter.  He grew up in a family that didn’t have much money.  His father was always on the verge of making it big on some deal that was almost ready to close.  In the mean time, they had to move several times to keep the bank from foreclosing on their home.  [...]

Benny, Ed, and Sherrie had an idea that they could make money by trading and selling used video games.  They only had two problems.  First, they didn’t have a great deal of money, and second, they didn’t know the first thing about starting a business. Finally, they were able to scrape together $1000.00 (which is [...]

Life can be like baseball.  It’s a game you play to win.  It’s a team sport with rules.  There are stats and scores and different strategies.  And then there’s the opposing team who’s also trying to win. When the other team is at bat, they can score.  You’re on defense.  You have to watch everything [...]

A young friend of mine was taking night classes working on his Master’s Degree.  It was hard balancing a full time job, a family, and a grueling educational program.  At times he’d be tired and say “I hope this is all going to be worth it.” One day, he was filled with enthusiasm.  He seemed [...]

Many years ago I was in a meeting with about 300 other eager young people embarking upon the grand adventure of life.  It was a meeting where we were to receive instruction on how to be successful and productive in our chosen endeavors.  We all sat, rapt, ready to take notes and drink in the [...]

Several years ago my younger brother and his friend were water skiing. Both were great skiers, and being young, liked to push themselves. They were being towed at the same time. Each had their own rope and cut in and out of the wake on slalom skis. After warming up, they got down to business, [...]

Which is the greater power in your life, fear or faith? Fear has its place, but so does faith. Too often fear rules and holds us back. Overcoming fear and living more by faith will give us a more full life. Whether you believe in the Bible or not, it teaches principals that can be [...]

In our neck of the woods we have a lot of hunters. There is the bow season, the rifle season, the muzzleloader season, etc. And that’s just for deer hunting. Before these seasons you can find any number of people out sighting in their bows, rifles and muzzleloaders. They set up a target, move back [...]

Life is full of ups and downs. Mostly we seem surprised by it. Why is that? We know there are seasons to everything. In the spring new life emerges bringing hope, warmth, growth and potential. Then comes summer and the earth brings forth lush greenery through to the dog days where things get hot and [...]

Are you lost? Do you know where you are? Not in the sense of where you’re actually standing at this moment, but in the sense of where you are on your life’s path. Do you know? In ancient navigation, the North Star was used to help people navigate from where they were to where they [...]