George Bush Sr. Knows How to Live
George Bush Sr. knows how to live before he dies. For his 90th birthday he jumped out of a helicopter, went skydiving. At 90. I like this guy. So many people try to live safe lives, or they live in fear of anything outside their comfort zone. And they never live well–whether in the face of eternal reality or of their own earthly mortality. Bush went skydiving on his 75th, 80th, and 85th birthdays as well. Whether he makes it to 95 to continue the pattern remains to be seen. But even if he doesn’t, he’s living. As opposed to…
Go Thai Life Insurance!
Thai Life Insurance (as in Thailand) has recently produced advertisements–each a full three minutes long–that advertise more about being a good human being than anything else. I’ve shown one in my church and will probably show the other two as well. In my entire life I have never–ever–seen or heard of any corporation so selflessly make such long commercials that have such a profoundly positive effect on a whole nation of people, and increasingly the rest of us around the world. My guess is that they must be making such a good impression that business is likely booming. Here are the…
Paul Crouch Achieved His Vision
Paul Crouch, who built a Charismatic Christian television network empire, has died at 79. Loved by some, ridiculed by others; a great blessing to some, a superficial showman to others. Whatever you may think of the man is okay with me. But one thing about him deeply convicted me and is to all of us inescapable. In the mid 1970s, on the ceiling of a room in his house, he saw a vision. A map of North America appeared. From it pencil-thin lines streaked in all directions. Crouch asked, “Lord, what does this mean?” God responded with just one word:…
All You Have Are Memories?
A Hollywood couple are listing their estate for sale at $42 million. Interested? They’re ready to move on now that their daughter’s grown up. Time to downsize. They do seem to have been good parents. The wife said of the place, “We’ve tried to make memories here because in the end, that’s all you have.” This stopped me. E-mail this Page.Tweet
