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After suffering the loss of her Kokomo, Indiana home to a tornado in November, 2013, Phyllis Rawlins said, “I’m very strong with my faith, and I know that God is in control of everything, the good and the bad.”—Jim L. Wilson http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman’s-unlikely-find-amid-tornado-destruction-182739999.html…

We worry about a lot of things. Do we have enough money? Will our children be OK? Many of us worry about our relationships or our careers. Statistics show that only 8% of the things we worry about are a genuine cause for concern. http://blog.letstalkhealth.com/2012/05/speaking-stress-worry-did-know/…

The number of athletes expressing their faith in God before and after games has researchers wondering what impact that is having on the public’s perception of sports and religion. More than half of Americans surveyed said they believed that God rewards athletes who have faith in Him. Even more amazing,…

An Associated Press-GfK poll asked Americans how much they trust others in everyday situations and found that most Americans find it hard to trust other people. Some examples include 78 percent of people saying that did not have a lot of faith in people they meet while traveling, and three quarters of…

Nik Wallenda from the high flying Wallenda family recently crossed a high wire across a canyon near the Grand Canyon. He made the crossing without a tether or safety net. Last year he was the first person to walk over the brink of Niagara Falls on a high wire. When asked about the danger he faced Wallenda’s…

When Gilles Cyr, a Canadian man walking through the woods, was attacked by a black bear it was a frightening experience. “When I opened my eyes it was on top of me—. . . . it’s crazy the way it growls. I thought I was dead.” When the bear opened its mouth to bite him, Cyr grabbed its tongue and held…

In February, 2013 a meteor about 55 feet in diameter flashed across the morning sky over Chelyabinsk in Russia’s Ural Mountains and then it exploded like a bomb about 20 miles up. The shock wave blew out windows and doors and injured 1,200 people. On the same day an asteroid 150 feet in diameter passed…

Laser experts are reporting that they have succeeded in building a camera that can see around corners. “Eventually there’s no reason why this shouldn’t be on your iPhone someday,” according to Andreas Velten of the Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Soon…

If you had been reading the July 22, 1776 edition of the Boston Gazette, you would have come across a notice that read: Deserted from my company, in Col. Craft’s battalion of colony train of artillery, Michael Carrick, 31 years of age, about 5 foot 8 inches high, with a cut over his right eye brow, well…

I still remember hearing Bro. Bert Tippett preach a message on this passage of scripture many years ago now. Little did I know at the time that I would be privileged to have his son as my partner in ministry, nor did I know that I would be treated to a front row seat as this man of God showed all of…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

Simon Birch (a movie based on the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving) is the story of a 12-year-old boy named Simon Birch who, despite his physical handicaps, believes God has a plan for his life. Simon was born tiny and with an abnormally small heart. He was expected to die within the first…

Confidence: that quality which permits an individual to do crossword puzzles with a fountain pen. Treasury of Wit and Humor, Jacob M. Braude, page 230

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. – Jonathan Kozol, On Being a Teacher (Continuum) Reader’s Digest, January 1984, page 154

In The Grip of Grace (Baker, 1991), Bryan Chapel writes: On Sunday, August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport. One hundred fifty-five people were killed. One survived: a 4-year old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. New accounts say when rescuers…

How are we going to get the life that has no lust, no self-interest, no sensitiveness to pokes, the love that is not provoked, that thinketh no evil, that is always kind? The only way is by allowing not a bit of the old life to be left, but only simple perfect trust in God, such trust that we no longer…

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. - Peter T. McIntyre Reader’s Digest, May 1998, page 61

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool. Shun him. He who knows not, and knows that he knows not is simple. Teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows is asleep. Waken him. He who knows, and knows that he knows is wise. Follow him. - Arabian proverb Braude’s Handbook of…

CONDEMNATION Colby wore the immunity necklace more than any other participant in Survivor: The Australian Outback, yet didn't win the final million dollar prize.. The one who wore the necklace was safe from being voted out of the tribe and was assured that he or she would "survive" to see another day.…

The African impala can jump to a height of over ten feet and cover a distance of greater than thirty feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a three-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is leaping when you…

This puny guy applies for a job as a lumberjack. “Sorry,” says the head lumberjack, eyeing the man up and down, “you’re just too small.” “Give me a chance to show you what I can do.” The guy pleads. “You won’t regret it.” “Okay,” says the boss. “See that giant oak over there? Let’s see you chop it down.”…

Goes with 3 pictures in the Pictures file called Priceless1, Priceless2 and Priceless3 [[c:\Documents and settings\Dr John Leffler\My Documents\My Pictures\Great Pictures\priceless1.jpg | Priceless1] 65' Custom Built Motor yacht, staterooms, GPS navigation, twin supercharged diesels, etc. = $ 2.5 million…

Harvey McKay tells the story of a professor who stood before a class of thirty senior molecular biology students. Before he passed out the final exam, he stated, “Have been privileged to be your instructor this semester, and I know how hard you have worked to prepare for this test. I also know most of…

We often put too much emphasis on mere physical challenges and obstacles, and give too little credence to psychological and emotional ones. Sharon Wood, the first North American woman to climb Mount Everest, learned some things about that after making her successful climb. She said, “I discovered it…

The key to unleashing the belief that lifted his talent occurred when Joe Namath was eight years old. He came home with his first team uniform for the Elks’ Little League baseball team. Namath’s biography recounts the exchange that occurred between young Joe and his father, John: “That’s real nice, son.…