July 14, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, July 14.
Have you ever taken a wrong turn in your life? Found yourself going in the wrong direction? Douglas Corrigan became famous for doing just that. He was born in Galveston, Texas in 1907, and was always fascinated by one thing - airplanes. He became a pilot and flight mechanic, and was part of the team that prepared “The Spirit of St. Louis”, the plane that Charles Lindbergh piloted across the Atlantic in his historic flight.
Corrigan was obsessed with following in Lindbergh’s footsteps, but was never able to get clearance for a Trans-Atlantic journey. Officials took one look at his plane - a cobbled together rattletrap - and turned him down time after time. And then, on July 14, 1938, Corrigan was supposed to take off from New York City and fly to California. Instead, he took a wrong turn, headed east, and 27 hours later, landed in Ireland.
When “Wrong Way” Corrigan returned to New York, he was greeted with a ticker-tape parade bigger than the one they gave Lindbergh. He became a national celebrity, and made a fortune endorsing products like a watch - that ran backwards! He died in 1995, and until the end of his life, continued to swear that it had all been a mistake, an accident, a wrong turn.
Wrong turns in our lives don’t usually lead to fame and fortune. They typically lead to damage and disappointment. So, if you find yourself moving away from God, headed away from His best for your life - don’t be like Wrong Way Corrigan. Turn around!
Acts 3:19 - Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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