according to jeff

“Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
But today is a gift.
That’s why we call it ‘the present.’”
— Kung Fu Panda

“We have been guided by a Republican administration who believes in the simplistic notion that people who have wealth are entitled to keep it.”
— Congressman Jim Moran, Virginia¹

1. World, November 15/22, 2008, page 17

“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.”
— Michel de Montaigne

“It is abundantly clear that when people give to others, they get happier, healthier, and even more financially prosperous. The scientific evidence detailed in the book (Gross National Happiness) is quite incredible, showing that people can create miraculous changes in their lives when they give.”
— Arthur C. Brooks, Syracuse University, WORLD May 17/24 2008

“The Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
— Paul, Acts 20:35 (NIV)

“Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women.”
— University of Michigan study, April 2008

“Clearly Americans are stuck on gum: we consumed almost $3 billion worth in 2006, according to the National Confectioners Association.”
— Real Simple magazine, May 2008, page 62

“Barack Obama bowls a score of 37 for seven frames. Even more embarrassing, I hear Obama had a terrible NFL Combine, while Hillary says she ran a 4.3, under sniper fire.”
— Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle

“I think if I could have seen the shore, I would have made it.”
— Florence Chadwick

In the introduction to his book Heaven, Randy Alcorn tells this story of Florence Chadwick:

In 1952, young Florence Chadwick stepped into the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, determined to swim to the shore of mainland California. She’d already been the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways. The weather was foggy and chilly; she could hardly see the boats accompanying her. Still, she swam for fifteen hours. When she begged to be taken out of the water along the way, her mother, in a boat alongside, told her she was close and that she could make it. Finally, physically and emotionally exhausted, she stopped swimming and was pulled out. It wasn’t until she was on the boat that she discovered the shore was less than half a mile away. At a news conference the next day she said, “All I could see was the fog….I think if I could have seen the shore, I would have made it.”¹

“I think if I could have seen the shore, I would have made it.”

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
— Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)

“I think if I could have seen the shore, I would have made it.”

1. Heaven, Randy Alcorn, page xx

“Hopefully I go out there and make myself the most underpaid player in the game for the next four years.”
— Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright signed a four year, $15-million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals rather than opting for more lucrative earnings as a free agent.¹

1. As reported in World Magazine

“Mankind does have a common ancestor. However, our common ancestor is Adam, not a missing link, a frog, a fish, or an amoeba.”
— Jeff Wheeler