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A 26-year-old abortion counselor from New Jersey posted a video of her own abortion on the internet. During the procedure she is seen smiling while holding hands with the nurses. Afterward she said, ‘I don’t feel sad. I feel in awe of the fact that I can make a baby. I can make a life.’ Then she can…

During the Global Leadership Conference, founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, Bill Hybels encouraged attendees to build “a fantastic culture” in the organizations they head. He said everyone who steps into a role of leadership discovers that it demands a lot of strength. He warned…

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has an anger problem. His lack of control has caused him several fines and suspensions from the NFL. Amazingly he received advice from one of the kings of anger, tennis star John McEnroe. McEnroe told him; “Eventually it (uncontrolled anger) starts hurting…

As believers, we are called to encourage one another. As parents, we are called to encourage our children. Jessica Chastain says that she grew up so afraid of failure that she gave up her social life. She dreamed of becoming an actor since she was a young child. The adults in her life never encouraged…

Two well-known Christian leaders recently opened the National religious Broadcasters Conference with powerful messages about the power of encouraging one another. Michael Hyatt, CEO of publisher Thomas Nelson, and Sam Crabtree, a pastor at Bethlehem Bible Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, emphasized…

A new study by Chaeyoon Lim, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, indicates that one of the keys to happiness is church attendance, more particularly, having a circle of friends at that church. “Attending religious services regularly and having close friends in…

In The Church Awakening: An Urgent Call for Renewal, Charles Swindoll writes, “Entertaining churches with a shallow, superficial, feel-good message can never prepare you for the doctor’s report that reveals cancer. Or the call from the policeman who says your son was in a head-on collision. Or the day…

In Forgotten God: Reversing our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, Francis Chan writes, “The church is intended to be a beautiful place of community. A place where wealth is shared and when one suffers, everyone suffers. A place where when one rejoices, everyone rejoices. A place where everyone experiences…

FATHERS Brett Favre is 40 years old and still playing Quarterback in the National Football League. Favre is playing for the Minnesota Vikings, the fourth team of his storied career. He has won one super bowl and three times he has been voted the Most Valuable Player in the NFL. One of the reasons, perhaps…

Erwin McManus says the church must to change the way it thinks or risk losing the opportunity to shape culture in the future. Speaking at The National Leadership Forum, McManus challenged Christians to stop ignoring the innovators and early adopters. He says recently the church has been lead by late…

In the motion picture “Tooth Fairy,” Derek Thompson is a dream killer. Derek’s own dreams faded long ago. Though he was drafted to play in the National Hockey League, Derek was injured and assigned to a minor league team. He was never able to get back to the NHL, and acquired the nickname, “Tooth Fairy”…

The right word offered at an opportune moment can change a person’s life. Recently, a letter postmarked, December 23, 1937 arrived at the Women’s Center of San Joaquin County in Stockton, California. When the center director Joelle Gomez opened the letter she discovered it had been written to a young…

ENCOURAGEMENT Achievers like Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteer's Basketball Coach, demand the best from themselves and others. You might think that her high standards and demanding ways are the reason her teams have won three national titles over the past four years, but you'd only be partially right.…

The Friendly Skies " Jesus answered, 'The foremost is, 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; [30] and you shall LOVE THE Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. [31] The second is this, 'You shall LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'…