Scripture: Come unto me, all you that are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NRSV)Our son was a member of his High School football team and a starting member of the baseball team for his junior and senior year. He had a part time job...
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. ~ Philippians 4:13What might God want to accomplish through you in your lifetime? As a workplace believer, you may yet have your greatest contribution to society. Such was the case of Cyrus McCormick, born in...
Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.Beethoven's music teacher said about him, "As a composer he is hopeless." What if young Ludwig...
When Henry Ward Beecher was a young boy in school, he learned a lesson in self-confidence, which he never forgot. He was called upon to recite in front of the class. He had hardly begun when the teacher interrupted with an emphatic, "No!" He started over and again the...
A century ago, Russell Conwell traveled the United States with a speech he called, "Acres of Diamonds." He told of a young man who studied at Yale to become a mining engineer. Upon graduation, "gold fever" struck him and he set off to California to seek his...
Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.Beethoven's music teacher said about him, "As a composer he is hopeless." What if young Ludwig...
While browsing through my mail, I stopped when I came across an envelope which obviously contained a greeting card. The handwriting was one I know well - that of my mother's. Smiling, I wondered to myself why she was sending me a card. It wasn't a holiday or my...