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Starting Over
Millard Fuller appeared to be living everyone’s dream. He was a millionaire by age 29, and had just about anything money could buy. However, he wasn’t happy. He was consumed by work and material possessions. His life hit rock bottom … Continue reading
No Turning Back
William Borden was an heir to the Borden dairy fortune. However, he chose to give up the pleasures of his position in order to go into full time Christian service. Upon graduation from high school in the early 1900s, William … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged Colossians 1:28-29, commitment, evangelism, gospel of Jesus, illustration, Missionary, sacrifice, William Borden, zeal
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Distracted
University of Kentucky officials are concerned that too many people walking on campus are so distracted by their phones that they may cause harm to themselves or to others. So they have placed 50 warning signs, 9 x 11 inches, … Continue reading
Consider the Damage
The Gatlinburg, Tennessee area has been devastated by fires that have ravaged much of the Great Smoky Mountains. More than 14,000 residents have been displaced. Over 15,000 acres have been consumed by the blazes. It is estimated that over 700 … Continue reading
Still Thankful
“Gratitude is the way to an improved attitude, dude.”—James Taylor Thanksgiving is behind us now. The holiday, that is, not the lifestyle. If we aren’t careful, we may succumb to the greed and discontent that have come to be so … Continue reading
Anger Management
“Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not easy.”—Aristotle. It is not a sin to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged anger, anger management, Aristotle, devil, Ephesians 4:26-27, illustration, sin, temper
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The Next Leaders
A few weeks ago many pundits were writing obituaries for the Republican party. The GOP would surely crumble in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s landslide loss to Hillary Clinton, and it would take years for the Republicans to re-group. Today … Continue reading
Humble and Gracious
I just heard part of a speech that Hillary Clinton gave to her supporters the day after her upset loss to Donald Trump in the presidential election. She was quite humble and gracious in her remarks. This was a sharp contrast … Continue reading
That’s What You Get
Several years after he invented radar, Sir Robert Watson-Watt was arrested in Canada for speeding. Ironically, he was caught by a police officer using a radar gun. Afterwards, he wrote this poem: Pity Sir Robert Watson-Watt, Strange target of his radar … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Leadership
Tagged Galatians 6:7, illustration, radar, radar gun, radar inventor, reap what you sow, Sir Robert Watson-Watt
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Who’s In Charge?
In 1776, when our nation was in its infancy, the population was about 3 million. Out of those 3 million people came such great statesmen as George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and many others. Today, our country … Continue reading
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