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If a man is in business, it is not necessary that he should commit forgery in order to fail; he can fail by simply neglecting his business. If a man is sick, he need not commit suicide by taking poison; he can do it just as surely by neglecting to take proper medicines. So is it in the things of God.…

When we intend to do Christian service tomorrow, and do it faithfully and well, yet we sin. There is a contract for certain steamers to carry Her Majesty’s mails, and they are bound to leave Liverpool at such a time and arrive at New York so long afterwards. Suppose they leave six hours after the time.…

I have told you before of a strange picture that I saw at Brussels, in which the artist has represented the resurrection in a very remarkable fashion, showing the people as partly alive. There is one man with his head restored to life, but his arms remain as skeletons. There is another alive down to…

A certain monk went to a monastery, determined to give himself up entirely to contemplation and meditation. When he reached the place he saw all the monks at work, tilling the ground, plowing, or trimming the vines round the monastery. He very solemnly observed as he entered, “Do not work for the food…

It is no new thing for men to attempt to escape the army by pretending to be in bad health, but we must have none of this cowardly malingering in Christ’s army. We must be ready for anything and everything. We must compel ourselves to duty when it goes against the grain. When it is a clear duty, obedience…

Piers Steel, a Canadian industrial psychologist, and professor from the University of Calgary concluded a ten-year study on procrastination that he published in the Bulletin of the American Psychological Association. According to Steel, procrastination “makes people poorer, fatter and unhappier.” Financially,…

In Season 9, episode 16 of Seinfeld, Elaine’s boyfriend David Puddy is a “Christian” and Elaine is an atheist. Throughout the episode, Elaine is frustrated with David, because of his apathy towards her spending an eternity in hell. In the final scene. David tells Elaine to steal the neighbor’s paper.…

A study by researchers at the University of Sydney suggest that people who sleep more than nine hours a night could face a greater risk of premature death. The researchers analyzed the health behaviors of more than 230,000 people. They found that people who spend their days sleeping and sitting are four…

Neville Morrison discovered his house was on fire. Fortunately he lived only four houses from the fire station. He sprinted to get help. The firefighter that met him at the door told him to call 911. “I don’t have a phone, but you can see the blaze coming out of my roof!” Morrison replied. The firefighter…

According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, one driver in four failed to use a signal to make a turn or change lanes. Forty-two percent of the drivers who failed to use a signal said that they did not have time, and twenty-three percent of them said that they were lazy to do it. – Jim L. Wilson…

So like people dying of thirst in the desert, we stagger exhausted and aimless through our days. Preaching, teaching, training, counseling, and administrating become intolerably burdensome because we have somehow forgotten why we are doing them. This weariness comes close to what medieval theologians…

In an email sent to coworkers on the day he retired, a German man admitted that he had nothing to do at work for the past 14 years. The man boasted that he had earned the equivalent of $980,000 for doing nothing. The worker said he was forced to retire at the age of 65 because his job had been eliminated.…

EAST INDIAN EVANGELIST K. P. Yohannan says he will never forget one of his first prayer meetings in an American church. He had come to the United States eager to meet some of its spiritual giants and leaders. One man in particular held his interest, a preacher known even in India for his powerful sermons…

Did you know that in 1997 (latest stats I found) children spent on 45 minutes per week engaged in any conversation with anyone in the family where conversation was the major activity. The number of families having dinner together regularly dropped by 33% from 1987-1997. Family vacations decreased by…

Elie Wiesel says, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” --The Week, August 6, 2010 p. 17 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell This may help explain our tendency to hate this year the same people we were enough in love with to marry at some point in our past. We love and hate…

John Ortberg writes that Max Depree was the CEO of Herman Miller, a Fortune 500 company. He is also on the board of Fuller Seminary and a speaker on leadership. At one of his leadership seminars, somebody asked him what the most difficult thing was that he personally had to work on. His response? “It’s…

John Ortberg tells of his wife who is a nurse. He says that his wife was the one who first taught him about FTT. He said that she is constantly telling him medical stuff. She loves to diagnose illness and is addicted to all the medical shows. He said that she is constantly telling him her private diagnoses…

CREATION An experiment conducted in the Sahara desert suggests that though they may not count out loud, ants may have a God given ability to find their nests by counting steps. Researchers have discovered that in forest settings, ants use scent glands to guide others and themselves back to their nests,…

Comfortable Apathy When you get people's attention, they usually show genuine care and concern. The problem is breaking through their comfortable apathy to get their attention. Immediately following Princess Di's fatal accident, the legitimate press asked "why don't we do something about these pesky…

“Use equipment at your own risk. At the first sign of discomfort cease using equipment.” So say the signs in the exercise rooms of hotels and Condos across the country. The problem with that is, on days I am going to exercise, when the alarm clock goes off an hour early I have the first signs of discomfort.…

Topic: Apathy One Sunday, a minister began his sermon in this way: "I'd like to make three points today. First, there are millions of people around the world who are going to hell. Second, most of us sitting here today do not give a damn about it." After a lengthy pause he continued: "My third point…

Apathy "The world's full of apathy, but I don't care."

Brutality How did it come to this? Why this brutal cruelty? What were the events that led to this great travesty of justice? Well, it all began with a conspiracy among religious leaders. (Matt 27:1-2) After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the religious leaders knew their days were numbered if they…

SPIRITUAL RENEWAL My times of spiritual lull do not necessarily happen when things are going wrong or when things are going exceptionally well-they happen when things are, well, just normal. Either end of the pendulum swing reminds me to focus on the Lord. When things are going wrong, my prayer life…

On August 8, 2009, a small plane and a tour helicopter collided over the Hudson River in New York. Nine people died. Reports obtained by the Associated Press indicate that the air traffic controller, who should have been paying attention, was instead talking on the phone. Instead of watching out for…