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What are your goals for eternity? Ron Hopper’s final wish was for his fishing buddies to mix his ashes with their bait on their long-planned fishing trip to Thailand. Hopper, 64, was dying of cancer when he made the request. His friends mixed his ashes with the bait and they caught a record-breaking…

Felix Baumgartner will go down in history for many things, particularly for being the first man to break the sound barrier without vehicular power. That's right - Felix is a stuntman/risk taker to the extreme. His expertise? Skydiving. On October 14, 2012 Felix took a helium balloon up into the stratosphere…

Speaking to a group of college students in the Spring of 2013, former New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, told the crowd that regardless of what happens with his career, his main goal is to impact lives, whether he is on or off the field. Regardless of the controversy that surrounds him, a survey taken…

Billy Graham says, “The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives . . .” --http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/159535 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Ed Peterson Many people believe quality of life only exists in the possessions and wealth collected in this lifetime.…

Jackie Chan said, “I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.” -http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jackie_chan.html (accessed: 7132010)…

Our little girl, Elizabeth, age 2.5yrs, could count, but not very well. But we started teaching her the rudimentary principles of stewardship. She has three piggy banks -- a little purpule one for God, a larger ceramic one that looked like a princess for savings, and a really big pink one for personal…

One of the most important aspects of being a parent is spending quality time with the children. The child defines quality time. You can spend all the time you want with the child, but if they don’t get some satisfaction out of it, it was probably not quality time. Philip Rivers, Quarterback for the San…

When she sentenced a 81-year-old Priest, John Skehan for the crime of grand theft over $100,000.00, Judge Krista Marx said, "No matter how many good works you have performed in your many years as a priest, your legacy will always be one of thievery and deceit," --http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2009-03/27/content_7624814.htm…

LEGACY How will you be remembered when you are gone? James Henry Smith's friends and family will always remember him as a true Pittsburgh Steelers fan. During his life, Smith spent Fall Sunday in front of the television watching his favorite team. Recently Smith died of cancer, but his passing did not…

Integrity After my Junior year in High School, I spent the summer working as a grounds keeper at the cemetery. As I recall, the pay was fairly low, and the work was hard. Really, hard isn't the word. Mowing the grass and cutting down the weeds was the easy stuff. The hard work involved using a shovel.…

Inheritance In his book,Winning Attitudes, John Maxwell writes, "From my earliest recollections I do not remember a compliment or affirmation from my father. His father also had thought it unmanly to express affection or even appreciation. My grandfather was a perfectionist who worked hard and expected…

A story of two men: STORY NUMBER ONE Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer…

All Saints Sunday is a time set aside to remember and give thanks for those who have gone before us; those who have shaped and blessed our lives and spiritual journeys and paved the way for us. Although they may have considered themselves ordinary, everyday people, we call them “saints” because they…

PROVERBS 24:16 I was looking up a baseball stat recently and in the "lifetime achievements" section I came across a list with some rather impressive names on it. At the top of the list was Reggie Jackson. His name was followed by Willie Stargell. Also on the list, near the top, were Jose Canseco, Tony…

\\ 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9* As a father, I've always considered the most important lesson to teach my children is the principle of perseverance -- staying in the battle as long as it takes to win, getting back up after you get knocked down, trying as many times as necessary. There's a scene in the movie…

Americans crave the right to choose. We revere our autonomy. We don’t want to participate in a predetermined plot; we want to create our own future. We are the masters of our own destiny—the captain of our ship. No one else is allowed at the helm. The entertainment industry bears out the American preference…