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A German university is offering “idleness grants” worth nearly $1,900 to applicants who promise to do nothing. The application asks some simple questions such as “What do you not want to do? For how long? Why is it important not to do it?” However, if the applicant is successful in receiving the grant,…

Published January 03, 2013 | Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Call her the girl with no name. A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the…

Rocket scientist Hans Gruene recalls an incident during the 1950s when he was working on the Redstone Rocket. During an investigation following the failure of a Redstone mission, an engineer discovered a mistake made unknowingly while he was working on the rocket, and immediately reported his findings…

By John Blake, CNN President Barack Obama was sharing a pulpit one day with a conservative Christian leader when a revealing exchange took place. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who has taken public stands against abortion and same-sex marriage, had joined Obama for an AIDS summit.…

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”…

FEAR If you are afraid of flying, a new iPhone application might help. Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched the application for its Flying Without Fear course and claims a 98 percent success rate. The airline says the app helps passengers overcome fear of unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane…

IDENTITY In the motion picture, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Chloe is a dog living the good life. Her days are filled with lounging by the pool, sunning herself, shopping, and trips to the beauty shop. She belongs to an owner who panders to her every need, so Chloe feels free to look down on others around…

The motion picture, City of Ember, provides an interesting look at the end of the world. With civilization on the brink of destruction, scientists construct an underground city named Ember to ensure the survival of the human race. To make the citizens of the city safer, they decide the residents must…

It would be easy to help every person in need and always save the day, if we had super hero powers. In the Disney motion picture Bolt, Bolt is a dog who believes he has super powers, which he uses to keep his human, Penny, safe from evil. Bolt does not know that his powers are special effects in a television…

FAITH The world is looking for a safe place to put their faith. Greed, power, the love of money and doubt destroy lives. The resulting hurt keeps people from trusting each other, and more importantly from trusting in God. The motion picture, “Miracle on 34th Street is a call to come back to a simple…

What if you lived each day with faith in Christ? During periods of great change, answers do not last very long but a question is worth a lot. The word question is derived from the Latin quaerere (to seek), which is the same root as the word quest. Jon Collins of Stanford's Graduate School of Business…

FRIENDSHIP In the animated motion picture Madagascar 2, the friendships of four animals from New York City are put to the test. Alex, the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe, wound up on the distant island of Madagascar in the first film. In the second they attempt to get…

IMITATION A new house paint marketed in Europe and Asia comes with a guarantee to stay clean for five years without washing or sandblasting. The secret behind this new paint is not as much a technological breakthrough as it is understanding God's grand design in nature. A German Botanist, Wilhelm Barthlott…

MARRIAGE Captain Caleb Holt is a firefighter who loves his job, and thinks he knows what it means to love his wife, Kathryn. While he is valiantly fighting fires and saving lives in the community, a fire of another kind threatens to destroy his marriage. As a firefighter, Caleb knows it is important…

The cartoon character Popeye is famous for eating spinach. Whenever he breaks open a can of spinach and eats it he gains enormous strength. Popeye was employed by the US Government during World War 2 to promote the idea of eating spinach. Meat was a rarity during war, but spinach appeared to be a great…

Coggins, Richard J. "Do We Still Need Deutero-Isaiah?" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament no. 81 (December 1998): 77-92. Do We Still Need Deutero-Isaiah? 1. An Obsolescent Term? To speak of 'Deutero-Isaiah' has become one of the 'assured results of scholarship'. Should we continue to do so? Any…

The Truth of the Gospel effects the way we live our lives. The truth of the gospel effects the character of the Elder of the church 1. His personal 2. His family life 3. His relationship with other people 4. His spiritual life In essence his moral, personal and spiritual character needs to demonstrate…

Preaching the Book God Wrote, Part 1 John MacArthur We believe in biblical inerrancy. So what? How does the truth of biblical inerrancy and the authority of God's written revelation affect what we preach and how we minister? There's little point in defending the inerrancy of Scripture if we're unwilling…

COMMUNICATION A Tokyo toy manufacturer has added a new gadget to its product line. The company has already sold 300,000 Bowlingual units, which supposedly translate a dog’s bark into human words. Now they hope to appeal to cat owners with the Meowlingual, which will do the same for a cat’s meows. The…

FAMILY Hospital delivery rooms around the country are gearing up for a potential baby boom this summer. Oddly enough, the onslaught of babies may be due to the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Dr. Paul Kastell, an obstetrician and professor at Long Island College Hospital in New York City says, "This…

FREEDOM During a recent speech to the National Religious Broadcasters, Attorney General John Ashcroft called on Americans to look to their faith when questioning whether the Justice Department is acting appropriately. He said the United States is called to defend freedom, which is not granted by government,…

There is probably a psychological resistance to checking out the references for someone who might become our pastor. As Christians, most of us want to believe the best about other, particularly others in ministry. We may have to overcome some natural antipathy to do a good job here. Most people that…

CHANCE Does fortune really smile on a select few people? What role does luck or chance play in our lives? The experience of a Wisconsin church suggests there are no such things as either luck or chance, but that God is involved in everything that happens. In August 1992, a tornado swept through a small…

Scene Setup: It is New Year's Eve at a posh European hotel dining room. Georgia Byrd, who has come to spend every dime she owns because she has been told she has just three weeks to live, is seated with politicians and captains of industry who assumed that she is one of them -- the super-rich (though…

(How do I meditate on God's word?) Meditation on the things of God yields wisdom and purity. It yields spiritual maturity and communion with God. Here are a few of the things we can meditate on. The things God has done for me and others I know. The holiness and perfection of God. The Beauty of Christ…