There are some heart-wrenching stories coming out of the United States just now about home owners who are losing their homes. Families are losing their homes by the thousands. Foreclosures are rampant. Some have labeled it the ‘foreclosure epidemic’. It is estimated that 1.2 million families across the country are in the process of losing their homes. People can’t make their mortgage payments and banks can’t wait any longer.

The trajectory of success: A top athlete at Wilson High School – great quarterback in football, good at baseball, the school’s #4 tennis player and no slouch when it came to long-jumping successes either. Then there were his stellar performances in college football. One of his coaches claimed he was the best athlete in South Carolina.

It really wasn’t blind faith nor was it a shot in the dark or a leap into the unknown. It was a deliberate rescue act in the face of great danger. A caring individual assessed the situation: the danger above was immediate and deadly; the strong willing arms below were positively beckoning and trustworthy and in between there was no other way to safety.

Tom Brady wishes he knew and maybe you wish you knew too. At 30, Tom Brady has achieved fame of epoch proportions in the football world. There is a good chance that Brady will go down as the best quarterback of all times. But Tom Brady wishes he knew one thing.

Perhaps you haven=t read any of Douglas Coupland=s books like Generation X or Shampoo Planet.  This famous 46 year old Canadian author and artist has written at least ten novels, several non-fictions books, a feature screen play and his book jPod has become the basis of a new TV series. 

 Very recently, Evan Solomon a contributing writer for a major Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail (1) interviewed Douglas Coupland. He asked what it was that drives him out of bed in the morning. Coupland responded: “I’ve got this time on Earth and I have a free will, so what am I going to do with it...”

He’s in his early 40’s, married and has two young boys. But that’s not all. He’s a celebrity actor with many awards to his credit, including an Oscar. Despite his achievements and fame, he seems to have a spiritual thirst for something deeper.

 
Aussie Russell Crowe and his wife Danielle Spencer live ‘down-under’ but he’s no stranger to Hollywood and audiences around the world. He starred in Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind and The Insider – just to name a few. He has been playing heroic figures on the big screen for well over a decade.

 
Because of some religious ambivalence on his parents’ part, it seems Russell grew up with very little spiritual influence in his life.

Nine years ago Michel Trudeau’s young life came to an end when an avalanche swept the avid outdoor adventurer into the freezing Kokanee Lake. The sad day was November 13, 1998. Michel was the youngest son of Margaret Kemper Trudeau and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, a former prime minister of Canada. Canadians remember the images of the grief stricken Trudeau family leaving the funeral service.

There is something fearful, frightful and horrifying about towering flames furiously destroying everything in their path. The raging infernos in Southern California seemed almost apocalyptic in character.

It’s not a joke. Senator Ernie Chambers is no juvenile, young upstart or shooting star. He is Nebraska’s longest serving senator. He has politically represented the people of Omaha for 35+ years. He has been a champion for the underprivileged and the vulnerable. Although he often skips the morning prayers during the legislative sessions and levels criticism at Christians, he does not doubt the existence of God.

The rugged terrain of Eastern Oregon isn’t for the fainthearted, feeble or weak. It is known for its steep mountains and deep ravines. But on August 24, 2007 Harold and Doris Anderson headed to the Wallowa Mountains to do some bow hunting. Hunting trips don’t always go smoothly. Their Chevy Tahoe got stuck in the rough trails. Mr. Anderson snapped his wrist when unloading their all terrain vehicle from the utility trailer they were hauling. 74 year old Harold and his wife began their trek looking for help.