Life Lessons
People remember what you practice
Charles Spurgeon once said, “A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock…
Life Lessons
Have you been exaggerating lately?
“It was so cold where we were,” said the Arctic explorer, “that the candle froze and we couldn’t…
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Be clear with your messages
On Jan 25, 1990, Avianca Flight 52 from Colombia crashed just 15 miles short of New York’s Kennedy…
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Exactness instead of elegance
Alexander Woollcott once said: In matters of speech, it's not elegance that interest me but exactness. Precision. Surgical…
Life Lessons
Evil is not to be made sense of
Nigel Wright, in his book ‘The Satan Syndrome,’ reminds us that there is a fundamental sense in which…
Life Lessons
What age were you converted?
Nineteenth century Scottish preacher Horatius Bonar asked 253 Christian friends at what ages they were converted. Here’s what…
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What do you need?
Years ago, George Gallup, Jr., reported seven needs of the average American: 1. The need for shelter and…
Life Lessons
Do you know your neighbors?
Pollsters report that 72 percent of Americans don’t know their next-door neighbors. Do you know your neighbor? I…
Life Lessons
Sometimes you need to prove your commitments
Have you heard the story about the young American engineer who was sent to Ireland by his company…
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Think forward to Lent
As we move towards Lent, remember this poem written anonymously: Return the Cross to Golgotha I simply argue…