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A Little Pull

Because I am very practical and frugal (some call it being cheap), my lawn mower has a handle and a rope that I yank on to get it...

Going for the Gold

The Winter Olympic games ended in Korea last year, and I didn’t win the first medal. Not even a bronze. I could pass through the airport...

A Good Day for Truth

Monday is a good day for truth. On a Monday in 2006, David Edmonson, Radio Shack CEO, resigned from his job because of a disagreement he...

A Word from our Sponsor

Meaning no offense to those who are, I confess that I’m not much of a fan of stock car racing. It’s just too complicated. Oh, I...

Persistent Love

It was a persistent love. Bess Wallace had known him since they first met at school when she was five. But she wasn’t particularly...

What are We Fighting For?

A wealthy, big-city attorney went duck hunting in rural Arkansas. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the...

Aim High

All Good Kids Like Milk. If you know anything about children, you know that is a lie. Some won’t even drink it with chocolate, as hard as...

A Chat with a Stump

I visited a stump today. It was one of those visits that both the preacher and the visitee hate – one where I felt compelled to point out...

Are your lights on?

Are your lights on? If a light in your downstairs bathroom went out, what would you do? If you change the bulb and it still doesn’t work,...

A Mind Made Up

A mind made up – it’s an amazingly powerful force. At the age of 12, Tyler was a poster child for the weak-willed and undisciplined....