Devotional Nov. 4th: HOPE and SELL are Four-Lettered Words
You may have noticed from my other devotional/blogs that I tend to hammer salespeople. That is mainly because I have a lot of experience in sales, especially phone sales, inside sales, and telemarketing. Let me tell you, there is a lot of pressure in sales to make your numbers. You
Devotional October 28: The Horror…The Horror…
Growing up, I was always in denial about horror movies. I loved to hate them! But then when I got older and I got into writing and acting I discovered something big, horror movies are F-U-N! You see, no matter how scary they are on the screen, everyone behind the
MEN OF VALUE INTERVIEW: Tom Canale
MEN OF VALUE : TOM CANALE by James Riordan For an update on Tom: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-elmhursts-canale-honored-for-extraordinary-v-2015-04-20-story.html Tom Canale is more than just a financial advisor. He is someone who helps people plan for their future. If he does his job well he brings happiness and security into lives where there
MEN OF VALUE INTERVIEW: Walt Alexander by James Riordan
Walt Alexander puts himself on the line for his beliefs. The fact that he founded this magazine is an excellent example of this, but there are many others aspects of this in his life as well. “When you study scripture, you can’t help but recognize that many of the people
Devotional September 7: Cosmik Debris and Wasting Time
Several weeks ago, I went to see Dweezil Zappa at his Zappa Plays Zappa show. I actually had never heard any of Frank Zappa’s music before. And there were some songs I liked but most of them were just, “okay”. Certainly Dweezil is a very very talented guitar player. Though
Devotional September 22nd: See Me, Feel Me. Touch Me, Heal Me.
You may recognize the line above from the film, Tommy by the Who. You may also assume that this is another attempt to put a movie or something into my devotional/blog. However, I have never seen the movie, Tommy. I am familiar with the quasi-religious theme of it, though. This
Find Some Extra Cash (Without the Penalties) By Sev Meneshian
Penalty-Free Withdrawals From IRAs Before Age 59 ½ are Possible Many of you benefit from saving into an employer-sponsored retirement plan such as a 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan. These plans have their advantages and drawbacks and depending upon the plan, you could get slapped with a 10% tax penalty
Devotional 9/15: Reflections on an American Rebel, Kim Davis
I realized that the media has buried the story (now that she was released from jail) but Kim Davis’ story was really significant to me. You are familiar with the story, right? If not, you can read all about it here. I know it was significant for a lot of
Devotional Sept. 9th: I am Mad as Hell and I Won’t Take it Anymore!
(Alternate Title: WHERE THE %$!%#@ ARE MY KEYS?????) We are typing along and something happens and we lose a lot of work. We are driving along and realize that we forgot something back at home. We do not read an email closely enough about a cancellation, a postponement, something like
Devotional 8/12: Enuff Z’ Nuff
When people get to college they act very strangely. This is especially true at Christian colleges. I know of a guy who, when he got to college, became an athlete. I think he was a moderate one before college but when he got there he just went crazy. He was