The Christmas Spirit Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff tells a delightful story about choosing joy over sorrow—in spite of dreadful circumstances. His family arrived as immigrants in New York City. Too poor to buy groceries, they often skipped meals because the cupboard... Read more
Adventists, Giving, and Hewlett Packard Part V The story is told of a little guy who was given two quarters before going to church. One, he was told, was for Jesus. One was for him. As he was crossing the street, one slipped out of his hand and rolled down a drain. “Well,” said the little boy,... Read more
Blackberry Pie, a la Mayonnaise Have you ever thought about the extraordinary power of attitude? Emerson once said, "A man is what he thinks about all day long." The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius said, "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." William James put it this way... Read more
Adventists, Ellen G. White & Hewlett Packard Part IV Part IVIn a remarkable report, the Barna Group, a nationally recognized polling/survey organization, recently declared Ellen White to be one of the most influential authors among a cross section of young pastors in the United States.*Surveyed past... Read more
A Marriage Made in Heaven Paul Harvey shared the true story of a woman who called the Butterball Turkey Company hot line that was set up to answer consumer questions about preparing turkeys. This woman inquired about cooking a turkey that had been in her freezer for 23 yea... Read more
The Heart of Health Care Nurses are at the heart of health care. They are the warm smile in the morning and the comforting touch at night. They have the uncanny ability to create calm in chaos and settle the nerves of jittery patients. Indeed, they are the very reason hos... Read more
What Kevin Costner Taught Me about Our Church Leaders The theme of the Gleaner this month reminds me of Kevin Costner and a restroom. Read more
Adventists, Labor Unions and Hewlett-Packard, Part III We were young and naïve in those days. I was in graduate school; my wife, Sue, was teaching in the public school system. When her first encounter with the representative of the MEA, the Michigan chapter of the National Education Association, was e... Read more
Putting Evangelism on Cruise Control My brothers didn’t think I could survive an hour of aerobics. I knew they couldn’t. So a friendly wager was on. We were on a cruise ship with some midnight buffets in the belly to burn off, so I ventured onto the gym floor and tried to mimic the m... Read more
