November 27, 2010
For my family
April 20, 2006
STAND AND WALK!
A couple of weeks ago, on a Friday evening, we watched the Disney classic movie “Bambi” with Faith. It was a fun experience for Grandpapa to watch his little granddaughter enjoy (and for a few minutes be scared by) scenes in this classic film. Thumper was amused, too, as Bambi tried to stand on shaky, spindly legs.
In most of creation, all two- and four-legged creatures have to learn to stand before they can walk. And then they have to learn to walk before they can run, jump, play and generally live life as they were destined to do. Think of it as going through stages.
The nature of the creation is to allow time for the young to mature to the point that they are ready to be on their own. This morning I saw the ducks in the lake beside our house; it has been fascinating to watch them grow from little fuzz balls about the size of my fist to be nearly the size of their parents. All during this growing process, mom and dad duck have maintained a vigilant watch over their little ones. Now as the children are becoming more mature and getting ready to go out on their own, mom and dad seem to be less visible; still around, but not nearly as close as before.
Babies crawl before they walk. One day they suddenly pull themselves up on a chair or a sofa or a coffee table and start standing for the first time. No steps yet but they are beginning the process and this is a milestone moment. Stage one is about to morph into stage two.
The great creation we live in is God’s creation. God created everything in nature and the processes that guide it. There are many parallels between the way things are done in the natural world and the way things are done in the spiritual world. It is true in the spiritual that before we can walk as a believer we need to learn to stand as a believer. Once we have learned to stand, to find out who were are in Christ, we can really learn then to grow and mature, and once we begin to walk in Christ, we can do service for Him and do exploits on His behalf. It is imperative that before we move from stage one to stage two, we have had the time and the desire to explore stage one; otherwise, Thumper is going to laugh at us as we try to walk on shaky, spindly, underdeveloped legs.
To stand means to know who I am in Christ. It means that not only do I know who I am, but I begin to understand all that is available to me as a believer, as a follower of the Christ. In some ways it is a life-long pursuit to explore stage one.
To walk means to begin to live out this life; we begin to find our destiny, our calling, what our life’s work will be and how all this flows together. Again, in some ways we never get fully past stage two.
I have been reading a lot recently in Ephesians. I find Ephesians to be both very comfortable and extremely profound. It is one of those books that welcomes you to read it but is somewhat mystifying in its meaning (but maybe that’s just me). I divide the book of Ephesians into two sections. Chapters one through three are about the believer and his/her position in Christ; chapters four through six are about the believer beginning to walk in his/her life’s calling.
Stage One Living!
Ephesians 1:3 (Amplified Bible)
May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!
The spiritual blessings of being in Christ are many but they include being chosen, adopted into God’s family, made joint heirs with Jesus, forgiven, and the wonderful list goes on and on.
Stage Two Living!
Ephesians 4:1 (New International Version)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
Worthy means that we acknowledge the awesome work that Christ has done on our behalf. We value this great work and live our lives in such a way as to show that we give open acknowledgement to Christ’s work in us.
Stage Three Living!
This is being written by our lives right now! If we have learned how to stand and learned how to walk, then we can learn how to live our lives to the fullest for Christ. Paul finishes Ephesians with the statement in 6:20: “I am an ambassador in chains.” Paul was in prison as he wrote this book. An ambassador was a representative of the ruling authority and would have been chosen from the ranks of mature, experienced men or women. To be an ambassador for Christ means that we have learned to stand and to walk…and then we are ready to represent Him.
I love you! Have a great week!
Dad
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
ELISHA'S PRAYER REVISITED
“Strike this people [these attackers], I pray, with blindness” (2 Kings 6:18).
A few weeks ago a friend called to ask Carol and me to join in praying about a kidnapping situation in northern Mexico very close to the U.S. border. Our friend is in relationship with a large ministry presence in one of the cities near the border. On the day of the phone call, a leadership meeting had just concluded and as the participants were leaving, two black SUV’s pulled up and machine gun-toting men jumped out. The gunmen grabbed one of the children of the staff leaders, pushed him into the SUV, and sped off. A short time later one of the kidnappers called the ministry office and demanded $180,000 before sundown or they were going to kill the child.
An emergency call for prayer went out to churches and ministries across the U.S. and Mexico. One of the calls was to our friend who in turn called and asked us to pray with them. Carol and I immediately began to pray together over this dangerous situation. As we prayed I felt very strongly that we should pray what Elisha did in 2 Kings 6:18. After our prayer time I called my friend to tell him about my impression of the importance of praying this prayer.
In Mexico the kidnappers called a second time, demanding to know how the parents were doing in getting the ransom money together. The father frantically replied that they just didn’t have that kind of money and couldn’t get it. The kidnapper exploded in anger and again threatened to kill the boy if their demands were not met before the deadline.
My friend told me later that right after my call to him about Elisha's prayer, he contacted the staff in Mexico and told them about 2 Kings 6:18. The staff member told him that they had received the same Scripture from another prayer partner and they were praying that prayer.
A few hours later, my friend called me to say that the kidnappers had called the parents about one hour before the deadline. They said that they were sorry, they had made a mistake and they were putting the child in a cab and sending him back to the ministry. Praise God for answered prayer!
On May 21, 2010, I posted an article about Elisha’s prayer when the Syrians attempted to capture him. Elisha’s servant saw the enemy army first and reacted in fear, crying out, “Oh, my lord, what are we going to do?” (2 Kings 6:15). (You can reread the original article by going to May in the archives that are listed on the left side of this blog page.)
And then Elisha did something that I want you to take special note of. He prayed for supernatural eyesight to come on his servant so that he could see the army of God. Elisha prayed and the servant saw the host of heaven (the horses and fiery chariots) that cannot be seen by the natural eye.
Not only did Elisha pray for his servant’s eyes to open, but he prayed blindness on the attacking Syrians. This was not physical blindness but mental confusion and bewilderment. Suddenly, confusion reigned in the ranks of the Syrians and they didn’t know where they were or who they were supposed to be capturing.
Again, this is an important point of understanding for us. When the enemy comes at us with overwhelming force, pray Elisha’s prayer: “Strike this people [these attackers], I pray, with blindness” (6:18). And He will do for us what he did for Elisha!
The rest of the story is almost humorous. The confused Syrians lost sight (pun intended) of whom they were to attack and capture. Elisha talked to them and they had no idea who he was. He told them that the man they were looking for was down the road and they should follow him for he would take them where they needed to be. Elisha then led them down the road right into the camp of the king of Israel. About this time the Syrians’ blindness lifted and they saw that instead of them surrounding Elisha, they were actually encircled by the Jewish army (vv. 19-22).
What happened toward the end of the incident in Mexico has a rather humorous ending, as well. Not only did the kidnappers call and apologize for what they had done but they put the kidnap victim in a taxi cab…and actually paid the cab fare back to the ministry headquarters.
I believe we are moving into even more dangerous days than we have previously seen. The recent elections here in the U.S. only prove the volatility of the political arena. The economic conditions of the world continue to disintegrate and evil activity continues to increase on every front. As the storms increase and the attacks come suddenly upon us in the coming days, we are to expect God to do the supernatural on our behalf.
“But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, (put your name here), he who formed you, (your name): “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze” (Isaiah 43:1-2 NIV).
(Elisha was not the only one to pray blindness and confusion on those who sought to destroy him. The Psalmist David also prayed “shame and confusion” on his attackers. Psalm 35:4, Psalm 40:14-15 and Psalm 70:2-3 are examples of David’s prayer for his enemies.)
A few weeks ago a friend called to ask Carol and me to join in praying about a kidnapping situation in northern Mexico very close to the U.S. border. Our friend is in relationship with a large ministry presence in one of the cities near the border. On the day of the phone call, a leadership meeting had just concluded and as the participants were leaving, two black SUV’s pulled up and machine gun-toting men jumped out. The gunmen grabbed one of the children of the staff leaders, pushed him into the SUV, and sped off. A short time later one of the kidnappers called the ministry office and demanded $180,000 before sundown or they were going to kill the child.
An emergency call for prayer went out to churches and ministries across the U.S. and Mexico. One of the calls was to our friend who in turn called and asked us to pray with them. Carol and I immediately began to pray together over this dangerous situation. As we prayed I felt very strongly that we should pray what Elisha did in 2 Kings 6:18. After our prayer time I called my friend to tell him about my impression of the importance of praying this prayer.
In Mexico the kidnappers called a second time, demanding to know how the parents were doing in getting the ransom money together. The father frantically replied that they just didn’t have that kind of money and couldn’t get it. The kidnapper exploded in anger and again threatened to kill the boy if their demands were not met before the deadline.
My friend told me later that right after my call to him about Elisha's prayer, he contacted the staff in Mexico and told them about 2 Kings 6:18. The staff member told him that they had received the same Scripture from another prayer partner and they were praying that prayer.
A few hours later, my friend called me to say that the kidnappers had called the parents about one hour before the deadline. They said that they were sorry, they had made a mistake and they were putting the child in a cab and sending him back to the ministry. Praise God for answered prayer!
On May 21, 2010, I posted an article about Elisha’s prayer when the Syrians attempted to capture him. Elisha’s servant saw the enemy army first and reacted in fear, crying out, “Oh, my lord, what are we going to do?” (2 Kings 6:15). (You can reread the original article by going to May in the archives that are listed on the left side of this blog page.)
And then Elisha did something that I want you to take special note of. He prayed for supernatural eyesight to come on his servant so that he could see the army of God. Elisha prayed and the servant saw the host of heaven (the horses and fiery chariots) that cannot be seen by the natural eye.
Not only did Elisha pray for his servant’s eyes to open, but he prayed blindness on the attacking Syrians. This was not physical blindness but mental confusion and bewilderment. Suddenly, confusion reigned in the ranks of the Syrians and they didn’t know where they were or who they were supposed to be capturing.
Again, this is an important point of understanding for us. When the enemy comes at us with overwhelming force, pray Elisha’s prayer: “Strike this people [these attackers], I pray, with blindness” (6:18). And He will do for us what he did for Elisha!
The rest of the story is almost humorous. The confused Syrians lost sight (pun intended) of whom they were to attack and capture. Elisha talked to them and they had no idea who he was. He told them that the man they were looking for was down the road and they should follow him for he would take them where they needed to be. Elisha then led them down the road right into the camp of the king of Israel. About this time the Syrians’ blindness lifted and they saw that instead of them surrounding Elisha, they were actually encircled by the Jewish army (vv. 19-22).
What happened toward the end of the incident in Mexico has a rather humorous ending, as well. Not only did the kidnappers call and apologize for what they had done but they put the kidnap victim in a taxi cab…and actually paid the cab fare back to the ministry headquarters.
I believe we are moving into even more dangerous days than we have previously seen. The recent elections here in the U.S. only prove the volatility of the political arena. The economic conditions of the world continue to disintegrate and evil activity continues to increase on every front. As the storms increase and the attacks come suddenly upon us in the coming days, we are to expect God to do the supernatural on our behalf.
“But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, (put your name here), he who formed you, (your name): “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze” (Isaiah 43:1-2 NIV).
(Elisha was not the only one to pray blindness and confusion on those who sought to destroy him. The Psalmist David also prayed “shame and confusion” on his attackers. Psalm 35:4, Psalm 40:14-15 and Psalm 70:2-3 are examples of David’s prayer for his enemies.)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
UNLOCKING THE RICHES
A few days ago I was working on a teaching that I was to do for the leaders of a ministry here in North Texas. The first chapter of Joshua is the basis of a teaching I call “Guidelines for Success”. The first nine verses of Joshua 1 are God’s instructions to Joshua when he assumed leadership after the death of Moses. This is truly a great passage and is filled with very meaningful instructions not just for leaders but for every believer. God was not just instructing Joshua how to lead the nation but was giving him very powerful promises for every part of his life, both public and private.
As I was working on the teaching , I came to verse eight “Do not let this Book of Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:8)
I have always had trouble with the first part of this verse…the instruction to not let the Word depart from your mouth and the tie to meditation. For me it has been like hitting an unexpected speed bump and I had not found a fully satisfactory answer. The meditation part I grasped but why the instruction to keep the Word in our mouth? Meditation is not an act of the mouth it’s an action of the mind so how do the two then work together?
My study had always focused on the mouth being the primary entrance portal to the body for food, air and water (some of us have very big portals) and that would lead one to believe that the instruction was to regularly take in the Word and then meditate on it. That is solid and good instruction but the Holy Spirit showed me something else that wonderfully builds and expands on this.
We live in the age of fast food, fast cars, fast internet, fast banking, fast women (they’ve been around for a long time). Everything is being done at increasing levels of speed. We are now in the age of fast, prepackaged church services. The pace of life is fast and rarely do we slow down to enjoy much of anything including church.
If you are going to enjoy food you have to savor the mouthful that you have taken in. It’s when you chew the food that the flavor is unlocked and you can really taste and enjoy what you are eating. The word savor means “to have the experience of”. The whole concept behind fast food is that we are in a hurry so let’s eat quickly so that we can continue our rushed life style. The driving principle of fast food is not savoring but quick consumption….”you need this but it’s not necessary to really enjoy it!”
What hit me as I studied this was that this is an injunction to not rush our time with the Word. As in eating it is the chewing, the repetitious chewing of a mouthful that causes the flavor to be released. It’s as we “chew and savor” the Word that we begin to understand more fully what the Author intended. To savor the Word we need to take the time to let the riches begin to unlock and that cannot be done in haste. We need to “stop and smell the roses”.
Meditation for a follower of Jesus is not the mindless repetition of a sentence or a verse. Christian meditation is, as far as I’m concerned, the prayerful repetition of a verse or passage. It’s prayerful because you are asking God to unlock the riches contained in this passage.
(A warning here! If you think you have found all the flavor in a scripture that’s the first sign that you haven’t. We are to savor the Word with the understanding that we will never completely unlock all the flavor in a particular passage.)
There are a lot of practical ways to learn to savor the Word of God. One is to memorize passages…long or short and then call them back to mind. Another is to read and reread passages that have been ministering to you, that you have been drawn to. Another is to put special passages on a card that you can carry in your pocket or post on the edge of your computer screen…in either case you can refer to them regularly, chew on them a bit and continue to let the riches unlock.
“He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20)
Healing and deliverance is available to all of us through God’s word. Take the time and let the flavor/riches unlock in your heart and spirit.
Here is one of the verses that I am meditating on right now.
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” (Jeremiah 12:5)
As I was working on the teaching , I came to verse eight “Do not let this Book of Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:8)
I have always had trouble with the first part of this verse…the instruction to not let the Word depart from your mouth and the tie to meditation. For me it has been like hitting an unexpected speed bump and I had not found a fully satisfactory answer. The meditation part I grasped but why the instruction to keep the Word in our mouth? Meditation is not an act of the mouth it’s an action of the mind so how do the two then work together?
My study had always focused on the mouth being the primary entrance portal to the body for food, air and water (some of us have very big portals) and that would lead one to believe that the instruction was to regularly take in the Word and then meditate on it. That is solid and good instruction but the Holy Spirit showed me something else that wonderfully builds and expands on this.
We live in the age of fast food, fast cars, fast internet, fast banking, fast women (they’ve been around for a long time). Everything is being done at increasing levels of speed. We are now in the age of fast, prepackaged church services. The pace of life is fast and rarely do we slow down to enjoy much of anything including church.
If you are going to enjoy food you have to savor the mouthful that you have taken in. It’s when you chew the food that the flavor is unlocked and you can really taste and enjoy what you are eating. The word savor means “to have the experience of”. The whole concept behind fast food is that we are in a hurry so let’s eat quickly so that we can continue our rushed life style. The driving principle of fast food is not savoring but quick consumption….”you need this but it’s not necessary to really enjoy it!”
What hit me as I studied this was that this is an injunction to not rush our time with the Word. As in eating it is the chewing, the repetitious chewing of a mouthful that causes the flavor to be released. It’s as we “chew and savor” the Word that we begin to understand more fully what the Author intended. To savor the Word we need to take the time to let the riches begin to unlock and that cannot be done in haste. We need to “stop and smell the roses”.
Meditation for a follower of Jesus is not the mindless repetition of a sentence or a verse. Christian meditation is, as far as I’m concerned, the prayerful repetition of a verse or passage. It’s prayerful because you are asking God to unlock the riches contained in this passage.
(A warning here! If you think you have found all the flavor in a scripture that’s the first sign that you haven’t. We are to savor the Word with the understanding that we will never completely unlock all the flavor in a particular passage.)
There are a lot of practical ways to learn to savor the Word of God. One is to memorize passages…long or short and then call them back to mind. Another is to read and reread passages that have been ministering to you, that you have been drawn to. Another is to put special passages on a card that you can carry in your pocket or post on the edge of your computer screen…in either case you can refer to them regularly, chew on them a bit and continue to let the riches unlock.
“He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20)
Healing and deliverance is available to all of us through God’s word. Take the time and let the flavor/riches unlock in your heart and spirit.
Here is one of the verses that I am meditating on right now.
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” (Jeremiah 12:5)
Friday, November 5, 2010
THE MIRACLE MILE
Prior to 1954 it was widely believed to be impossible for a human to run a sub-four-minute mile. The first person in history to do so was an English medical student, Roger Bannister, who in May of 1954 ran the mile in 3:59.4, a new world record. A few weeks later an Australian, John Landy, running at an event in Finland, also broke the four-minute barrier at 3:57.9, again a new world record. These two had never competed against each other but would do so at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, in August of 1954. History was about to be made and I was there to see it!
August 7, 1954, was the big day when the two runners met. I cannot remember how or why I got to be at Empire Stadium that day. I think I was with a group of my friends from church (Lorne, Rick, Doug). I remember the day was not all that warm and we didn’t have seats; we were in the standing area but just to be there was incredible and the energy and enthusiasm of the packed stadium was contagious.
During the race Landy was leading as they came into the final turn. It appeared that both runners would be under four minutes—and that alone would be historic. As they turned the corner and started down the last stretch toward the finish line, Landy made a mistake. He knew Bannister was closing in on him and he quickly glanced over his left shoulder to see where he was. The moment Landy glanced back, his concentration was broken for just a moment and Bannister shot by him on his right shoulder, took the lead, and won the race in 3:58.9; however, Landy also finished under 4 minutes at 3:59.7. The race became known as “Vancouver’s Miracle Mile.”
The race was immortalized by a full-size bronze sculpture of the crucial moment when Landy looked over his left shoulder and was passed by Bannister. The sculpture stood for many years at the main entrance to Empire Stadium in Vancouver and now is in front of the entrance to the Pacific National Exhibition Fairgrounds. John Landy later quipped, “While Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back, I am probably the only one turned into bronze for looking back.”
The atmosphere in the stadium the day of the race was electric! The great crowd urged the runners on and encouraged them to stretch out and go for it. It was a great day and I was there—fifty-six years ago!
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV).
I believe the crowd of witnesses that we read about in Hebrews 12:1 are those written about in the great Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11. These great warriors of faith pack the stands around our life and are there not to judge or critique but to encourage us. They are clapping, shouting, whistling and wanting to lend their energy to our race of faith. We are to draw on their encouragement and allow their faith to flow over into our life, into our journey. Maybe it’s time for you to read Hebrews 11 every day for a week or a month to let the cloud of witnesses become a greater part of your life.
Let nothing come between you and the finish line…let nothing hinder your completing your race. Whatever hinders you, throw it off; simplify your life and walk. By all means keep your eyes fixed on the finish line, on the author and finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ. Don’t do a John Landy and start looking over your shoulder to see who or what is gaining on you…it simply doesn’t matter. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus!
If anyone is interested, here is a link to a film of the race as it was recorded by the Canadian Broadcasting Company. If you watch carefully as Landy and Bannister come out of the final turn, you will see Landy’s mistake.
http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/athletics/clips/7607/
(If you look really hard you might find me in the crowd…I’ll be the tall, good-looking guy...oh, wait, I was only ten…I’ll be the pudgy, good-looking kid.)
August 7th has been a pretty good day for me. On August 7, 1954, I got to see Bannister and Landy in a historic “miracle mile” and eleven years later, on August 7, 1965, Carol and I were married…a pretty good day, for sure!
August 7, 1954, was the big day when the two runners met. I cannot remember how or why I got to be at Empire Stadium that day. I think I was with a group of my friends from church (Lorne, Rick, Doug). I remember the day was not all that warm and we didn’t have seats; we were in the standing area but just to be there was incredible and the energy and enthusiasm of the packed stadium was contagious.
During the race Landy was leading as they came into the final turn. It appeared that both runners would be under four minutes—and that alone would be historic. As they turned the corner and started down the last stretch toward the finish line, Landy made a mistake. He knew Bannister was closing in on him and he quickly glanced over his left shoulder to see where he was. The moment Landy glanced back, his concentration was broken for just a moment and Bannister shot by him on his right shoulder, took the lead, and won the race in 3:58.9; however, Landy also finished under 4 minutes at 3:59.7. The race became known as “Vancouver’s Miracle Mile.”
The race was immortalized by a full-size bronze sculpture of the crucial moment when Landy looked over his left shoulder and was passed by Bannister. The sculpture stood for many years at the main entrance to Empire Stadium in Vancouver and now is in front of the entrance to the Pacific National Exhibition Fairgrounds. John Landy later quipped, “While Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back, I am probably the only one turned into bronze for looking back.”
The atmosphere in the stadium the day of the race was electric! The great crowd urged the runners on and encouraged them to stretch out and go for it. It was a great day and I was there—fifty-six years ago!
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV).
I believe the crowd of witnesses that we read about in Hebrews 12:1 are those written about in the great Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11. These great warriors of faith pack the stands around our life and are there not to judge or critique but to encourage us. They are clapping, shouting, whistling and wanting to lend their energy to our race of faith. We are to draw on their encouragement and allow their faith to flow over into our life, into our journey. Maybe it’s time for you to read Hebrews 11 every day for a week or a month to let the cloud of witnesses become a greater part of your life.
Let nothing come between you and the finish line…let nothing hinder your completing your race. Whatever hinders you, throw it off; simplify your life and walk. By all means keep your eyes fixed on the finish line, on the author and finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ. Don’t do a John Landy and start looking over your shoulder to see who or what is gaining on you…it simply doesn’t matter. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus!
If anyone is interested, here is a link to a film of the race as it was recorded by the Canadian Broadcasting Company. If you watch carefully as Landy and Bannister come out of the final turn, you will see Landy’s mistake.
http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/athletics/clips/7607/
(If you look really hard you might find me in the crowd…I’ll be the tall, good-looking guy...oh, wait, I was only ten…I’ll be the pudgy, good-looking kid.)
August 7th has been a pretty good day for me. On August 7, 1954, I got to see Bannister and Landy in a historic “miracle mile” and eleven years later, on August 7, 1965, Carol and I were married…a pretty good day, for sure!
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