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The Advertising Standards Authority of the Brittish government told the a congregation based in Brad-on-Avon to stop placing claims that God can heal illnesses on their website and leaflets. The ASA determined the leaflet proclaiming “Need Healing? God can heal today!” was misleading. The group known…

When I was in college, a professor made some comments in one of my religion classes that prompted me to ask what he meant by the word "authority." Perhaps it was one of those attempts by a college sophomore to press a point in a manner that sounded profound. Perhaps it reflected a genuine desire to grasp…

A tiger met a lion as they sat beside a pool. Said the tiger to the lion, "Why are you roaring like a fool?" "That's not foolish," said the lion, with a twinkle in his eyes, "They call me the king of all beasts because I advertise." A riabbit heard them talking, ran on like a streak. He thought he would…

Most employees would agree there are times when their bosses do not seem to listen to them. Whether it involves spending money when an employee suggest it is unwise, or pursuing an action when a knowledge employee advises against it. Kelly See, Assistant Professor of management and organization at New…

AUTHORITY Police in the Phoenix area say someone has been putting on a monkey mask and then speeding past photo radar enforcement devices. Authorities say they know the “someone” is Dave Von Tesmar, but there is nothing they can do about it. Von Tesmar is the owner of a white Subaru photographed during…

Today's culture tells us that Freedom and Authority are opposites. However, if there were no driving laws, how free would you be to go out onto the road and drive? Source: James Beeke, Fall, 2008

FORGIVENESS On his last full day in office, President George W. Bush commuted the controversial sentences of two former Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug runner in 2005. In total, President Bush issued 189 pardons and 11 commutations. A pardon is an official forgiveness of a crime…

In 1969, in Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We will never know. What we do know is that the…

Wherever women in the church wear special head coverings as symbols of submission to male spiritual leadership (as is the case even today in many congregations), then Paul’s directive still applies. It would be just as wrong for them to quit wearing the covering in outspoken rejection of male headship…

Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 mph in a 55 mph speed zone. The flashing red in his rearview mirror insisted he pull over quickly, but Jack let the car coast. It was the fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often? When his car had slowed to 10…

Shut Up and Fish Old Pete had a knack for catching fish. Every weekend Old Pete went fishing and returned with dozens of fish. Nobody knew how he did it. When other fishermen were unable to land more than three or four, Old Pete always came back with stringer after stringer of freshly caught fish. Curious,…

Little Bobby was spending the weekend with his grandmother. His grandmother decided to take him to the park on Saturday morning. It had been snowing all night and everything was beautiful. His grandmother remarked, "Doesn’t it look like an artist painted this scenery? Did you know God painted this just…

The boss was complaining in a staff meeting that he wasn’t getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read: “I’m the Boss!” He then taped it to his office door. Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to…

JOINING GOD Sources in the entertainment industry say actor Jim Carrey will star in a new movie called, “Bruce Almighty.” The premise of the movie revolves around Carrey’s character, Bruce—a television reporter who is constantly complaining about the way things are going in his life. Eventually God gets…

AUTHORITY A Massachusetts landlord has discovered a unique way to get his tenants to pay their rent on time. He is awarding prizes to tenants who pay on time. Douglas Rau has about 100 tenants and says he has tried just about everything to get people to pay their rent on time. In the first ever give-away,…

He quotes Sam Levenson, the humorist, as saying, ‘When I was a boy, my father was the boss. Now I’m a man, my son is the boss. When does it get to be my turn?” Gospel Advocate, May 30, 1974

In the home, someone has said, there is as much authority as ever, but the children use it! It Is Time, Vance Havner, page 21

IMITATION A new house paint marketed in Europe and Asia comes with a guarantee to stay clean for five years without washing or sandblasting. The secret behind this new paint is not as much a technological breakthrough as it is understanding God's grand design in nature. A German Botanist, Wilhelm Barthlott…

So you would like to be your own boss. So would we all. “If T could be on my own I know I’d be harry” Dream on! There’s a story o f a bee who mot bit by that same bug of independence. He flew into somebody’s house by mistake once, and the folk who lived there saw him on the window pane. And, for the…

Years ago, there was lady by the name of Billie Burke who was a famous actress. On one occasion, she was traveling across the ocean on a ship when she noticed that a gentleman at the next table was suffering from a bad head cold. She asked him, “Are you uncomfortable?” The man nodded. She said, “I’ll…

If God had believed in permissiveness, He would have given us The Ten Suggestions.

Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master. Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer. Had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb,…

Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons on July 2, 1942: "I am your servant, and you have the right to dismiss me when you please. What you have no right to do is ask me to bear responsibilities without the power of effective action."

A fed up school teacher resigned making this comment, “In public schools today the teacher is afraid of the principal; the principals are afraid of the superintendents; the superintendents are afraid of the school board; the boards are afraid of the parents; the parents are afraid of the children; and…

Dizzy Dean once spent a hot afternoon arguing with a plate umpire’s calls on balls and strikes. The celebrated pitcher never once persuaded the umpire to change his mind and the other team won the game two to one. That evening Dizzy ran into the official at a restaurant. “We had quite a game today,”…