A parrot named Zac set the world record for opening the most cans in one minute, by a bird. In 2012, in San Jose, Zac opened a remarkable 35 cans in less than 60 seconds, with his bare beak. There’s another can that has been opened – a lot. A can of worms. The phrase,…
Adrian Rogers said, “The same Jesus who turned water into wine can transform your home, your life, your family, and your future. He is still in the miracle-working business, and his business is the business of transformation.” How does this process of transformation take place? Paul said it begins between our ears. “Be transformed by…
“I live my life a quarter mile at a time.” Dominic Toretto, The Fast and the Furious The only way to win The Race is to take it a quarter mile at a time. I love the way the psalmist said it: “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord” (Psalm 37:23).…
An old farmer took his wife to a railway station for the first time. They looked at the engine that would power the train, and the old farmer shook his head. “It will never start,” he told his wife. The conductor started the engine, and the farmer told his wife, “It will never move.” After…
God wants you to have a future that is better than your past. Don’t take my word for it. Hear the words of brilliant politicians from both sides of the American political aisle. Republican Vice President Dan Quayle said, “The future will be better tomorrow.” And Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said, “Americans…
Read this passage, and try to pick out the key word. “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of…
As the boat was sinking, the captain asked those on board, “Does anyone know how to pray?” One man stood and said, “Yes, Captain, I do!” “Good,” said the captain. “You better start now. Our boat is sinking. The rest of us will put on life-preservers. We are one short.” Addiction has sunk more boats…
On this date in history something interesting happened. On January 5, 1950, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts. The song would sell over 8 million copies and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1985. What is so interesting about that? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas…
John Mark Comer wrote, in Live No Lies, “Addiction is a kind of prolonged suicide by pleasure.” Let that sink in – prolonged suicide by pleasure. Another way to say it is that addiction will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more…
A man bought a talking monkey from the pet shop. That night he took the monkey to a local bar and bet everyone $10 that his monkey could talk. But the monkey never spoke a word. When he got home, the monkey chattered up a storm. So the next day, the man took the monkey…