Ecclesiastes 12:10

    Cunningham's Law is an axiom coined by Steven McGeady. It’s named after Ward Cunningham, the inventor of wiki software, who initially gave him the advice.  It states " the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer ."   That doesn’t just work on the internet. People that would instantly shut up like an oyster if you asked something of them will open up if it makes them feel superior. We like to be right and are quick to let people know when they are wrong.   The problem is that isn’t the best way to communicate. When you jump on a person for their error they are just as likely to double down on the mistake than consider the truth. That’s why the Bible tells us in 2 nd Timothy 2:24-25, “ The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance lead...

  Scott Stallings a 3-time PGA winner was hoping for an invite to the Masters after a good performance last year. The Master golf tournament held each year at the Augusta National Golf course is one of the most exclusive golf events in the world. So, Stallings had, as he said in a recent post, “been checking his mailbox five times a day”, yet he had not received an invite   Then he received an unusual message. It was from Scott Stallings. This Scott Stalling also lived in Georgia and had a wife with the same name as the pro golfer. He was letting him know that he had received a Fed-Ex package that day with an invitation to play in the Master that year. Now the other Scott Stallings played golf but not at that level. Yet here in his hand was a package with everything he would need to attend.  He however was happy (ish) to send it to the person it was intended.   What would you do if you got that invite? A chance to play at golf heaven? Sure, you don’t belong ...

    In the summer of 1980, everyone was asking the question, “Who shot J.R.?” For those of you not around then, J.R. Ewing was the villainous character on the hit series Dallas .  That year’s season ended on a cliffhanger where J.R. is shot by an unseen assailant outside his office. The mystery became a global phenomenon. The question was referenced in the upcoming presidential election. Vegas was taking bets over ‘who done it’. The star of the show, Larry Hagman, was offered a million pounds to give away the answer (He didn’t know). A former President and even the queen of England tried to coax the answer out of the production. It took eight months and 4 episodes to finally reveal the shooter.   The funny thing is as big as the question was most people don’t remember the answer. The important as the question seemed to be, the answer did seem to matter much.   Lots of things in our life are like that. At the moment we are captivated by them. It grabs...