Motives

Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey (illustration)

The following advertisement once appeared in a London newspaper; “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful.” This advertisement was signed by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic expl …

The “Bikerbank” Robber (illustration)

Israel’s favorite detective story took a strange twist Sunday when police identified a suspect in 22 bank robberies as an heir to millions who allegedly turned to crime to pay off his debts. News reports had given the suspect, nicknamed “Bikerbank” because he rode a mot …

An elderly man on the beach with a magic lamp. (illustration)

An elderly man on the beach found a magic lamp. He picked it up and a genie appeared. “Because you have freed me,” the genie said, “I will grant you a wish.” The man thought for a moment and then responded, “My brother and I had a fight 30 years ago and h …

Remedy for patient who was always late (illustration)

At the busy dental office where I work, one patient was always late. Once when I called to confirm an appointment, he said, “I’ll be about 15 minutes late. That won’t be a problem, will it?” “No,” I told him. “We just won’t have time to give you an anesth …

Run For Life (illustration)

Georgia Tech. Football game years ago. GT was ahead 7 to 6. Coach told QB not to throw no matter what. They ran to the opponents 10 yd. line in last minute of play, but he was overcome by temptation. He threw and it was intercepted by the fastest back on the team. H …

Other People Can DE-Motivate You (illustration)

I remember a Youth Minister saying years ago “My problem is not motivating people; My problem is people DE-motivating me!” From years in ministry I have learned the hard way that People will disappoint you. People will oppose you. People will see themselves in competiti …

Men wanted for hazardous journey (illustration)

The following advertisement once appeared in a London newspaper; "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return ...