When I was 4 years old, I had a chance to be a hero. I was at my cousin’s birthday party, running around in the backyard. We ended up behind the swing set, where with impeccable timing, my cousin’s head and a backwards-traveling swing met at the same place, at the wrong time. As the…
Download Life Guide Download Leader’s Life Guide I want you to imagine yourself in two hypothetical scenarios. Then, I want you to then tell me in which scenario you’d have an easier time trusting. Scenario A: You’re sick. The doctors have performed countless tests and consulted with numerous experts from across the country, but everyone’s…
Download Life Guide The King We Need In 2008, it was all about hope for the future. From the iconic “Hope” posters, to the “O” logo with the rising sun symbolizing a new day, to the slogan “Change We Can Believe In,” Barack Obama’s campaign sought to convince voters that America needed future-focused changes,…
Julia was 13 when her heart stopped beating in a junior high classroom. She’d had a heart condition since birth, and it had worsened. After restarting her heart with an AED, paramedics rushed Julia to the hospital, where doctors determined the only way to sustain her life was through a heart transplant. Julia waited in…
Download Life Guide “When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent” (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” Anyone know where that’s from? Martin Luther wrote that in his 95 Theses, 95 propositions intended to spark debate about some of the Catholic church’s teachings and practice. In…
Download Life Guide Two warriors meet in a desolate no-man’s land, armed and ready for battle. They fight not only for their own personal fame and fortune, but as substitutes, representatives of the army they belong to. These ancient warriors were called “Champions.” The best warriors their people could offer. Sometimes as an appetizer to…
Download Life Guide It had been 22 years since they’d sold him. As he was led away towards a life of slavery, you can imagine the terrified 17-year old’s eyes, searching his brothers for any sign of compassion or love. He found none. But now, two decades later, he was looking down at their terrified…
Download Life Guide In a recent book called “The Millennials,” author Thom Rainer reports that “96% of millennials believe they will someday accomplish something great” with their lives. That might not seem all that surprising. After all, regardless of the generation, not too many kids dream of growing up to be total slackers, right? But…
Download Life Guide Out of all the people, in all the world, they had to be some of the most unexpected. Foreigners, from across the world, from a land of darkness and unbelief. They were some of the people you’d least expect…until they saw it. And then everything changed. They’ve been called by many different…
Richard Overton passed away last Thursday. If you’re wondering who Richard Overton is, let me tell you a little about him. Richard Overton served in the U.S. Army during WWII, fighting at places like Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima, surviving them all unscathed. He lived out the rest of his days in a house…