Fortune in a Bottle Fifty-five year old Jack Wurm had reached the depths of despair. He had failed in business and now was killing time walking along a California beach between job interviews. As he p...
Fortune Found The sign on the window read: "BOY WANTED". Young John Simmons, though he was lazy, saw his opportunity and applied. He was quickly hired by elderly Mr. Peters. The pace was leisurely so ...
Some years ago, there was a cartoon that pictured a psychologist talking to a mother....
In this week's sermon, you'll discover how to know God's voice when He speaks to us....
The Waldensians suffered much persecution in Europe. When they feared their Bibles would all be destroyed, they began to memorize them. Different family members would take different sections of script...
Joel Manby is the CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, a company that operates theme parks, aquariums and other family attractions. Manby was featured in the TV hit, “Undercover Boss.” ...
Grandpa and granddaughter were sitting talking when she asked, "Did God make you, Grandpa?" "Yes, God made me," the grandfather answered.A few minutes later, the little girl asked him, "Did God make m...
Erma Bombeck once said that raising children is similar to flying kites. You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you're both breathless. . .they crash. . .you a...
You want to shock the world? Start here--demonstrating the guts to do what's right when no one is looking....
Stinginess really is not a very becoming quality in anyone--especially when we owe the debt of a saved life....
Maximus Julias Pauson was not given a name at birth and went without one for 19 years. His birth certificate simply said “Baby Boy. Name to Come.” ...
Do you remember the old story about a soldier undergoing basic training? He was consigned to KP duty and given the task of sorting potatoes. There was a mountain of them, and the mess sergeant told hi...
The circus came into town and they wanted to add a new act: a man would climb a 200-foot tower, then jump into a washbarrel of water. The manager said to one applicant, "Try it." So he did. He climbed...
I like the story of the young man whose habit of criticizing backfired on him. One evening, while waiting for a bus, he was standing with a crowd of people looking in the window of the taxidermist sho...
Children might be smarter than the little lambs we sometimes think them to be. How are you shepherding your flock?...