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People have tied a lot of tricks to get out of traffic tickets, but for a University of California physicist, a four page explanation of why he was not guilty of running a stop sign did the trick. The judge dismissed the ticket after Dmitri Krioukov submitted a paper entitled, “Proof of Innocence.” In…

New research suggests your fears can actually make a problem look bigger. A study done on those with a fear of spiders found that those with sever arachnophobia thought the spiders were larger than those with less sever forms of the disorder. Researchers say they were puzzled as to why so many people…

In his book, Leading Without Power, Max De Pree writes, “I’ve often noticed the manager of a professional sports team or a member of Congress or a pastor using the phrase “my people.”Even though such an expression may rise from the best of motivations and real concern, to the ear of a follower this language…

GOD vs. SCIENCE 'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.' The atheist professor of Philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand. 'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?' 'Yes sir,' the student says. 'So, you believe in God?' 'Absolutely.' 'Is God good?'…

By Dr. John C. Maxwell If we are to lead effective ministries, our ministries may have to occasionally change The most significant pursuit of churches used to be church growth, but now it’s becoming overall church health The goal now is not to hold people; it’s to reach people I pastored a church in…

ABILITY In college we used to sell coupon books door to door, and we used to have a term--- “Create our own reality.” This meant that as soon as someone broke a sales record, it changed our entire outlook on our job. For example; If the record was 20 coupon books in four hours ( atypical workday) and…

Getting Your Life Back Books: The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John climacus Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila The Ascent of Mount Carmel by John of the Cross Spiritual formation is rooted in the virtues. Choosing virtue is choosing to submit our will to God and…

1828 Wesley’s Surpluses From the books alone John Wesley gave away between £30,000 and £40,000. He told Samuel Bradburn, one of his preachers, in 1787, that he never gave away anything less than £1,000 a year, and yet, when he died, his personal estate amounted to only a few pounds. When earning £30…

'Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.' The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand. 'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?' 'Yes sir,' the student says. 'So you believe in God?' 'Absolutely. ' 'Is God good?' 'Sure! God's…

Jesus has a very special love for you. [But] as for me- The silence and the emptiness is so great that I look and do not see,-Listen and do not hear. -MOTHER TERESA TO THE REV. MICHAEL VAN DER PEET, SEPTEMBER 1979 Her Agony BY DAVID VAN BIEMA TIME September 3.2007 ON December 11, 1979, MOTHER Teresa,…

The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship The Intensification of Worship as an Inward Experience of the Heart The essential, vital, indispensable, defining heart of worship is the experience of being satisfied with God because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. The chief end…

Joshua Bell emerged from the Metro and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript—a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt, and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet,…

able border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt'> ! The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop First published as a pamphlet in 1853--greatly expanded in 1858 Contents Introduction Chapter…