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After the Denver Bronco’s big defeat in SuperBowl XLVIII, Bronco’s defensive end Shaun Phillips was feeling a bit down. He knew the fans as well as his family would be disappointed so he sent an apologetic text to one of his sons. Phillips told his son, “Sorry, I let you down.” Rather than jumping on…

In his book, What Did You Expect? Paul David Tripp writes “Your marriage isn’t what you expected because you are a sinner married to a sinner and you both live in a fallen world.” --World, June 5, 2010 p. 31. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell We need to be reminded that no matter the glowing…

Did you ever miss a great party? Now, I’m not talking about getting drunk or anything like that, I’m talking about a great party with friends and good food and all the things that make a party, a party. Did you ever miss one of those? ME I did. It was my Senior year in High School. I was living in Deerfield…

When Thomas Carlyle had finished the first volume of his book, The French Revolution, he gave the finished manuscript to his friend John Stuart Mill and asked him to read it. It took Mr. Mill several days to read it and as he read, he realized that it was truly a great literary achievement. Late one…

Disappointment “ But Peninnah made fun of Hannah because the Lord had closed her womb. [7] Year after year it was the same Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Hannah would finally be reduced to tears and would not even eat.” (1 Samuel 1:6-7 NLT) Hannah's life wasn't easy. She…

LUCK I'm confident that Dona Highstone wasn't happy when she heard that incumbent Katherine Dunton, her opponent for a seat on a rural school board passed away, but it had to cross her mind that she had a good chance of winning the election. She was wrong. When all the votes were counted it was a tie.…

Have you ever heard of the “Great Disappointment”? It’s one of the most noted events in American church history, and it has an important lesson for us today. The churches of northeastern America grew rapidly in the early 1800s, fueled by one revival after another. These new Christians had little biblical…

Executive coach Joel Garfinkle recounts a story by writer Mark Twain in which a man died and met Saint Peter at the pearly gates. Immediately realizing that Saint Peter was a wise and knowledgeable individual, the man inquired, “Saint Peter, I have been interested in military history for years. Tell…

John MacVane was a reporter for the National Broadcasting Company during World War II, and his broadcasts from the battle-front kept Americans riveted to their radios. One day in November 1942, while he was in North Africa, he was told to prepare the Army Hour broadcast from Algiers for the following…

Nightmares happen. But we shouldn’t be surprised. The bible warns us that when we actively pursue Christ’s mission, we’ll face obstacles. So our best response is to be forewarned—and not to panic when it happens. Actually, we’ve found that nightmares give your prayer life a real boost—and teach you a…