A few months ago I was delivering to a gas station in Racine, Wisconsin. All was going quite well and normal when I was suddenly startled by a booming voice coming from the entrance of the store. “MAKE WAY FOR THE QUEEN! LOOK OUT YA’LL! MAKE WAY!” I glanced over to see another truck driver who was also delivering to that establishment was holding the door open for a tiny, frail, slow-moving elderly woman and commanding with a joyous expression on his face that everyone, wit

Yes, you read that title correctly, I assure you. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Let's explore that maxim in a real-life way. ONE FATEFUL FRIDAY NIGHT One fateful Friday night, many moons ago, during my first of many stints through college, I became the living embodiment of this classic Bible verse.  The story begins as so many Friday night college stories tend to initiate: a buddy of mine randomly burst into my dorm

I WALKED IN, GOT MY STUFF, AND GOT IN LINE Years ago, I walked into a 7-11 around lunch time. I can't recall what exactly I was there to purchase (probably lunch, since it was, as I stated, lunch time ), but I grabbed some items and headed to the checkout to pay for my stuff. At the head of the line was a young man who had ridden to the establishment on his bike; he was probably about 14-years old. Directly behind him was a pretty average looking dude, probably about 25-3