ldquo This morning I thought I was worth a great deal of money now I don rsquo t know that I have a dollar rdquo Former US president Ulysses S Grant said those words the day he was swindled out of his life rsquo s savings by a business partner Months later Grant was diagnosed with incurable cancer Concerned about providing for his family he accepted an offer from author Mark Twain to publish his memoirs which he completed a week before he died The Bible tells us of another person who faced grave hardships Jacob believed his son Joseph [... more]

Author Mark Twain suggested that whatever we look at in life mdash and how we see it mdash can influence our next steps even our destiny As Twain said ldquo You can t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus rdquo Peter too spoke of vision when he replied to a lame beggar a man whom he and John encountered at the busy temple gate called Beautiful Acts As the man asked them for money Peter and John looked directly at the man ldquo Then Peter said lsquo Look at us rsquo rdquo v Why did [... more]