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In the NFL offseason two men in the Denver Broncos front office were convicted of DUI. Team president, John Elway suspended both of them, but he did not fire them. When asked why Tom Heckert and Matt Russell were not fired Elway replied, “Heck, I’ve made a lot of poor decisions too. I believe in second…

Bill Cosby said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rondall Leggett “The 15 Best Quotes to Inspire Perseverance,” http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/comfort-cravings/201401/the-15-best-quotes-inspire-perseverance Galatians 6:9…

In 2009, Cassandra Phillips launched a one-day conference celebrating failure in high tech world of Silicon Valley. The conference was successful for four years, and now Phillips says her conference isn’t needed any more because failure has become so common in high-tech ventures. In fact, according to…

Footage from surveillance cameras from two businesses located near each other show a man who tied to rob both of them came up empty handed. The suspect, a Hispanic man in his twenties, first walked into a convenience store and demanded money. He was holding a potato disguised as a gun. The thief fled…

In 2013, Michael Jordan celebrated his 50th birthday! Most people wouldn't believe that a man often praised as being the best basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Fortunately, Jordan was able to overcome that discouraging setback! He refused to let it stop…

At the second Inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 21, 2013, vocalist and performer Beyoncé Knowles delivered a moving rendition of the National Anthem. It was immediately regarded by news organizations as a historical moment. US Magazine called it “Beyoncé’s proudest moment ever” and Business…

Three weeks into the 2013 New Year, 33% of Americans admitted they’ve already broken or cheated on their New Year’s resolutions. This demonstrates the near impossibility of turning over a new leaf. Making a life change that puts one on a heavenward path is especially tough. In fact, it is impossible.…

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia said, “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.…

Jong Sim Rim won the 3rd weightlifting gold medal for North Korea and, like all North Korean athletes, she credited her success to the great leadership of the North Korean Supreme Leader Kim, Jong Un. However, few people from the western world take this seriously. So what was the real reason for the…

Lance Armstrong was one of the greatest cyclists in the history of the game. He won Tour de France 7 times. However, the USADA recently exposed his lies. He did not play fair. The USADA has strong evidence that Armstrong used dope. Doping ruined his career as a cyclist. He lost all his medals and past…

David Kim is a successful businessman, author, and Christian. Working long and hard Kim built his business into a consortium that operates restaurant chains including Sweet Factory, La Salsa, Cinnabon, Denny’s, and Baja Fresh. David Kim had worked hard and became very successful but when his father died…

In License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver, Rick Harrison says, “I’ve tried a lot of things that have worked and a lot that failed. I wasn’t afraid of failure, and I knew if I could make this a success it would be a huge success. It didn’t seem like a risk at all.” -- License…

Students at a Virginia school now have a hard time failing. Recently, the principal of West Potomac High School decided to stop issuing an “F” or failing grade. The latest edition of the school’s report card showed many students received an “I” for incomplete instead. The principal, Clifford Hardison…

It was 6:05 p.m., CDT on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007. Heading home from a day at work were Minneapolis’ finest workers, all racing to get through the traffic to their homes. No one thought about it as the pavement they were driving on left solid ground and headed across the I-35 bridge. Here’s what it looked…

My grandson’s birthday was July 10. He was two, and yes, sometimes he’s terrible, but I love him. I call him “fast and furious!” Well, he came in late on Friday night and we played all day on Saturday, part of Sunday (when I wasn’t at the church) and then on Monday. All too quickly, Monday afternoon…

Ingeborg Sjöqvist is the world’s oldest living Olympian. She is 100-years-old. In her younger days she was a high-diver competing in the 1932 and the 1936 Olympics for her native Sweden. While she fondly remembers the events surrounding the Los Angeles Olympics, the high-diving itself is heartbreaking.…

Moments after passing his driving test, a Pennsylvania man mistakenly crashed his car into a department of motor vehicles building, smashing through a window and plowing into a waiting room. Four people were injured, none seriously. The man’s license ended up being revoked before he even got it. Robert…

In 1971 the Macon, Illinois High School Ironmen, a small town baseball team had a remarkable run in the state baseball tournament. In those days there was only one state tournament--schools of every size played each other. In the semifinal game the Ironmen beat the favorites, Lane Tech, a Chicago area…

For fifteen years Mark Souder served as one of the congressmen from the state of Indiana. He was one of the conservative republicans who came into office during the off year “shellacking” that the Democrats suffered, not in 2010, but in 1994. He was known as a staunch conservative, especially on the…

Ask the unchurched why they don’t attend and chances are the first thing they’ll say is this: “I don’t go to church because the church is filled with what? That’s right: “Hypocrites.” Consider these examples: Erin, age thirty, says her husband abused her, “even though he taught Bible studies about how…

Sometimes in the midst of difficult times, we do well to stop and count our blessings. Rory Mcllroy was sailing along in the lead of the 2011 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters is one of, if not the most prestigious golf tournament in the world. Only 21 years old, Mcllroy had lead…

The heat was unbearable. Heat sweltered the crowd and melted the runners. They were here to run the marathon, and not just any marathon. It was the Olympic Marathon, held in St. Louis in 1904. But it wasn’t just the heat that made this day different, it was those on the starting line of that marathon.…

When I was in high school, I remember I was all enamored with being a great piano player and the next great musician to make it big like Barry Manilow. Ok, I know some of you just lost all respect for me, but the truth is the truth. I got it into my head that I was going to do it, and since Barry was…

You have heard of butting your head against a block wall. In November, authorities in Viroqua, Wisconsin found a seven-point buck that apparently lost a head-butting contest with a rival buck. The winning deer was made of concrete. It was a statue. --The Salt Lake Tribune, February 6, 2010 Illustration…

It’s a cycle that is almost inevitable if you don’t realize it. We remember Jim Bakker and his scandal in the 80's. He built an empire claiming God as his benefactor but ended up ripping off grandmothers who sent him the money they should have spent on medicine. His senior vice-president, Richard Dortch,…