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Communities across the United Kingdom are being invited to adopt the famous red telephones boxes. British Telecommunications has initiated a program to convince local communities to adopt and use local red telephone boxes that are no longer needed. The growth in mobile phone usage has rendered the boxes…

Over the last ten years the average price of Super bowl advertisements has doubled. Commercial time for Super Bowl LIII (53) sold for an average of $5.25 million for a 30 second ad, roughly $175,000 per second. If every 30 seconds is that valuable, then each day is potentially worth slightly more than…

“As a personal commodity, money is extremely elastic, in that you can theoretically accumulate an infinite amount of it, and your income fluctuates at different points in your life. Time, by contrast, is intrinsically inelastic: You cannot accumulate more of it, and you’ve never had any less of it. You…

On August 7, 2016, Luke Aikins jumped from 25,000 feet above California's Simi Valley without a parachute, landing in a 100ft. x 100ft., two-tiered net. After the jump, he said “whenever people attempt to push the limits of what's considered humanly possible, they're invariably described as crazy, but…

Smart Phones keep track of a lot of information about the people who use them. Now, a Spanish wireless company says they have devised a way to measure a person’s boredom level using several easily checked factors. Researchers for the company had 54 participants install an app that monitored phone statistics…

The Colorado Rockies handed out 15,000 shirts to fans attending a recent home game. The only problem was, the shirts were meant to honor their shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, but his name was spelled wrong. The team incorrectly spelled the player’s name “Tulowizki,” and said they decide to hand out the shirts…

Michael McDowell, a popular NASCAR driver took some time away from the social media before the busy racing began. He told his supporters on Facebook and Twitter that he would refrain from using social networking sites for thirty days as part of what he called a “social media fast.” McDowell says he got…

A new survey indicates a growing number of people are less attracted to social media sites such as Facebook. The poll conducted by Reuters and the Ipsos research firm found roughly a third of social media users are not excited about the experience, and the sentiment seems to be growing. The survey found…

PROCLAMATION A huge collision near the end of the race made twenty-year-old Trevor Blane the youngest driver to win the classic Daytona 500 in February 2011. Blane is an outspoken believer who often uses the social media like Twitter to talk about his faith. After the race, Blane tweeted, ”Sayyy what!…

Millions of people across the country got a little bit of the Bible during Super Bowl XLV when a commercial produced by a Christian group aired unexpectedly. Fox Sports had originally said they would not air the spot because it contained too much “religious doctrine” and because they felt it was too…

Do you see what I see? Purpose: To walk circumspectly, being aware of the traps that seek to draw us from God's goal in our lives. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was…

Gary Enrig quotes Tom Anderson in this true story. Tom writes, “I made a vow to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage: For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father, totally loving…no ifs, ands, or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator on my car’s…

Jacob, age 85, and Rebecca, age 79, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding. On the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests that they go in. He addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?" The pharmacist answers, "Yes." Jacob: "Do…

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for it is the stuff life is made of. —Benjamin Franklin What would you do if you had a bank that credited your account each morning with $86,000? It carried over no balance from day to day, allowed you to keep no cash in your account, and every evening…

The more vigilant you are, the fewer opportunities the devil will have to attack you. Deception has been a part of warfare since the Trojan horse. During WWII, it became high art. Members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used special "weapons" such as dummy planes, tanks, anti-aircraft guns, and…

Greater Faith, 10/5/08 Intro. Praise & Worship Scx: eph 5: 15-21 Title: Blessed anyhow , be wise 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord…

A Call to an Extraordinary Life Thursday, February 21, 2008 I ran across a statement someone had made concerning life. This anonymous person wrote, “The real tragedy of life is not being limited to one talent, but in the failure to use the one talent.” Jonathan Edwards was an ordinary man God used in…

Redeeming The Time Thursday, February 28, 2008 In Paul’s letter to the Christians in Ephesus, he gives this exhortation: Therefore, be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time because the days are evil. (Eph. 5:15-16) In the New King James Version, verse sixteen…

The Barmen Declaration, 1934, was a call to resistance against the theological claims of the Nazi state. Almost immediately after Hitler's seizure of power in 1933, Protestant Christians faced pressure to "aryanize" the Church, expel Jewish Christians from the ordained ministry and adopt the Nazi "Führer…

EVENTS WITH A PURPOSE Church Picnic Old-Fashioned Sunday Mother's Day Father's Day Homecoming Independence Sunday Thanksgiving Christmas Easter Ice Cream Social Sweetheart Banquet Talent – Un-talent Show Church Anniversary Dessert-A-Rama Find A Parade Renewing Your Vows CHURCH PICNIC Go to a local park,…

TIME The use of personal computers has made life less complicated for many. At the same time, they have created a new concern, what to do with our free time. This has even become evident for our nation's armed forces. Many new naval officers are being issued Palm Pilot hand held computers. Aboard the…

SPIRITUALITY Researchers say new technologies that capture images of the brain in action may lead to a better understanding of both disease and spirituality. The new techniques known as Positron Emission Topography, or PET, and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, or SPECT allow researchers to…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…

GOODNESS, THE DEFINITION “Goodness” is a rare word found only four times in the New Testament (and only in Paul).[1] Thus, from our common usage of the idea of goodness I see six aspects: I. GOODNESS MEANS USEFUL. The idea of “goodness” means that a thing fulfills its purpose or the expectations for…