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It has been said that your reactions are a better indicator of what you really believe than your actions. Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham and Fox News Channel host Greta Van Susteren recently found out how true that statement really is. Graham, Van Susteren, and a group of people…

Police in New York say a man’s plan to coast an SUV with no brakes downhill to a scrap yard turned out to be a very bad idea. The twenty-eight-year-old man told police that he had disconnected the battery before coasting down a hill to take the car to a junkyard. He also said he knew the vehicle had…

In Caring Enough to Confront, David Augsberger writes, “My actions are mine; your actions are yours. I am responsible for my behavior; you are responsible for yours. In reality, no one can make another angry. If I become angry at you, I am responsible for that reaction. (I am not saying that anger is…

While on the European Tour, golfer Tiger Woods apologized after he was fined for spitting on the green during the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Woods spit after missing a par putt on his way to finishing the tournament with a 3 over par 75. He began that day one shot behind the leader, but…

"What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only [thing that matters] is what we do." -- John Ruskin

ACTIONS On Monday, September 12, 2005, electric power failed, plunging major portions of Los Angeles in darkness, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Elevators stopped, trapping people inside, and traffic came to halt throughout the city. The Los Angeles Police Department immediately went on "full…

OPPORTUNITY Ashley Smith gained nationwide fame when the Atlanta shooting suspect held her captive in her own home. Smith softened her captor's heart by reading him selections from the book, The Purpose Driven Life, and telling the fugitive that God had a plan for his life. Now Smith will have the opportunity…

In his book, Secrets of Dymanic Communication - Preparing and Delivering Powerful Speeches, Ken Davis tells of an experience he had on an airplane that provided him with an excellent illustration to use in a talk to some Youth. A small child was running up and down the aisles of the airplane. She was…

"What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only [thing that matters] is what we do." -- John Ruskin

After all is said and done, usually more is said than done. :o)