Have you ever played the telephone game? You whisper a message into someone’s ear, which is passed along to a line of people. By the time the last player announces the message, it is so different that everyone is laughing … Continue reading
During Super Bowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a deserted island for years. Looking like the tattered Hanks in … Continue reading
Have you ever experienced a “losing streak” in your life where nothing seemed to go your way? That happened to a man named Pete, who had fallen on hard times. His well-intentioned friends met to discuss how they could help … Continue reading
Sarah’s mom was getting ready to place the Thanksgiving turkey in the oven when Sarah asked her, “Mommy, why do you and Aunt Barb both cut the ends off the turkey legs before you cook it?” The girl’s mother replied, … Continue reading
Did you ever sing “The wise man built his house upon the Rock” in Sunday School? The familiar song from childhood has powerful implications not only for our lives, but also for the values we pass on to the next … Continue reading
