If you’ve ever traveled in the deep country, nothing but dirt roads, then you’ve probably seen the sign, “Pick your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 20 miles.” You know what it is like. A story is told of a frog who was hopping across a dirt road and he fell into… Read More »

Back in 2006 Bill Lamb, a Louisville TV station manager, stood up to the major TV Network that he worked for and told them he would refuse to air a TV special they had put together. When asked about his decision he said, “I have my own moral compass and this was easy.” He put… Read More »

As football season begins I am reminded of Vince Lombardi, a legendary football coach who famously said, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” But shortly before his death he said, “I wish I’d never said the [darned] thing. I meant the effort…I meant having a goal…I sure as [heck] didn’t mean to crush…values.” We… Read More »

Many of us are familiar with Jacob’s wresting match (Genesis 32:24-32). Some say it was with God, some say it was an angel, some say it was a man, but it was an all night struggle and Jacob ends up limping the rest of his life. As morning is breaking, the man/angel/God says to Jacob,… Read More »

Louis Armstrong received criticism for singing “What A Wonderful World” when there was war and hunger and pollution. People said, ‘what’s so wonderful about all of that?’ Armstrong’s response was that it wasn’t the world that was so bad but what we were doing to it and to each other. All we have to do… Read More »

Some of you may remember an animated film, “An American Tail,” about a family of mice moving from Russia to America after their home has been destroyed by cats. During the sea voyage, the young boy falls overboard and is separated from his family and the movie centers around the adventure of the family eventually… Read More »

I was in the store the other day and saw a “Universal Remote,” and I’m thinking, ‘Wow, I can control the universe with a remote. I can rule the world and never leave the couch! This is great!’ Obviously, that’s not what the remote was for, but there have been plenty of times when I’ve… Read More »