Are You Passing on Your Faith?

[349 words] “For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well” (2 Tim. 1:5). I remember well the name of Howard Hughes. Hughes’ life started with great potential, but his life ended in a pitiful condition. This one-time wealthiest man in the world died as a spiritually bankrupt individual. He was born in 1906 in Houston, Texas. His mother, Allene, died in 1921. His father was a Harvard educated attorney and a great inventor. He invented the rotary drill bit with 166 cutting edges. He formed the Hughes Tool Company and later formed the Hughes Aircraft Corporation. Howard Jr. inherited 75 percent of the family business, making him an instant billionaire. In the 1960’s he sold much of the company and purchased a number of gambling casinos….