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Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Brought-Low was a troubled man with a troubled past. His foolish deeds in his youthful…

In his book On Writing, Stephen King confesses suffering from an alcohol addiction that nearly destroyed him. Thanks to a family intervention, though, he overcame it. Reflecting on the experience, King writes: "It's been almost twelve years since I took a drink, and I'm still struck by disbelief when…

How To Catch A Monkey In The Jungle If you want to catch a monkey in the jungle, drill a hole in a coconut and put food inside it. The hole must be large enough for the monkey to get his hand in, but small enough that he cannot get it out once he grabs the food. Chain the coconut to a tree. Once the…

Ten percent of kids who become addicted to cigarettes are hooked within two days of that first smoke. Reader’s Digest, October 2007, page 53

"Bat Man" or "Bat Guy" or "Bat Boy" — that's what they called him. Ask the most hard-core baseball fan about John C. Odom and most likely you'll get a blank stare. Yet millions of people have heard of the slender right-hander. He was the minor league player traded for 10 maple bats. It became a big joke…

ESPN.com: Baseball Thursday, July 5, 2007 Updated: July 6, 10:21 AM ET *I'm proof that hope is never lost' By Josh Hamilton (as told to Tim Keown) ESPN The Magazine To let you know how far I've come, let me tell you where I've been. Not that long ago, there were nights I went to sleep in strange places…

Johnny Cash took his first pill – an amphetamine tablet called Benzedrine – in 1957. He was instantly hooked. “It increased my energy, it sharpened my wit, it banished my shyness, it improved my timing, it turned me on like electricity flowing through a light bulb,” Cash recalled. For the next ten years,…

(Thanks to Cybersalt for today's humor. KB) AFROPHOBIA: Fear of the return of the 70's hair styles. DEJA FLU: The feeling that one has had this cold before. HYPOCOINDRIA: Fear of not having correct change. HAIRPIECE SWIMPLEX: Rash caused by wearing a toupee in a pool. CELESTIAL SEASONINGS AFFECTIVE DISORDER:…

According to a new study, 65% of men, 48% of women, 36% of fathers, and 20% of mothers agreed that pornography was an acceptable way for someone to express their sexuality. Pat Trueman of the Alliance Defense Fund says porn gives young men a sense of “entitlement” when it comes to sexual relations in…

From Paul Boatman's sermon on "Purity" @ OCC (can be applied to overcoming any addiction/sin problem). 1. Prayer—Paul challenges the Thessalonians to continual prayer. The beginning of victory over impurity is the recognition that you cannot do it without seeking God’s help. 2. Regret—The hormone driven…

This Guy Needs a Stunt Double, Pronto Even the most hysterical Keanu-phobes would agree that what happened to Kevin Nicolle is just a teensy — and we mean teensy — bit more horrifying than being forced to watch “Speed” again. Nicolle was driving along the highway in his BMW when the accelerator stuck…

Today's CleanLaugh - "Free Paper" My dry cleaner very generously gives each customer a free copy of the daily newspaper. As I took my copy, I told him, "I hope the business grows enough to offset the cost of the papers.""Oh, don't worry about us," he said. "Nothing dirties clothes more than newsprin…