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A group of psychologists conducted a series of experiments on how people performed on tests that measured their cognition while their cell phones were in different locations. One group had them on the desk with them; the other had them in their pocket or bag, while the third group left them in another…

In June of 2014, Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Kentucky ceased operations after 65 years of Christian Education. This school had served as a training facility for pastors, missionaries, teachers, youth pastors, music ministers, and lay leaders for decades. It served people from several surrounding…

Naples, Italy is a city on the verge of bankruptcy. So what are they spending money on? They have begun to DNA-test dog feces so they can prosecute residents who do not pick up after their dogs. In a city with so many problems, especially financial, it is strange to spend money on dog droppings. Many…

The separation of church and state may be a hot topic in many areas, but in Colorado personal priorities has taken precedence over everything else. The El Paso County Commission has decided they will include prayer in their meetings every Tuesday and Thursday. Commissioner Peggy Littleton opened the…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Chronic uncertainty, sustained levels of increased vigilance, or struggling with a mental task are more stressful than chopping wood.” --Margin, Kindle Loc. 347 Illustration by Jim L.…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Simplicity does not reject money and ownership-it merely subjugates it.” --Margin, Kindle Loc. 1664 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Matthew 6:33 (NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his…

One man, with a sanctified imagination, offered the following idea of what it is like to surrender your all to God: “I want this pearl, how much is it?” “Well,” the seller says, “it is very expensive.” But how much, we ask. Well, a very large amount. Do you think I could buy it? O, of course, everyone…

Just a few weeks ago this scene flickered onto our laptops and flat screens. The people who witnessed it said it felt like an earthquake. It left this smoldering building in ruins. You remember what happened: Joseph Stack, in some kind of dispute with the IRS over his taxes took matters into his own…

The New York Times reported the following story in 2006: On a weekend day a few years ago, a rural Georgia couple brought their 4 year old son to the children’s hospital in Atlanta. He’d been sick with fevers for several months that just were not going away. The doctors who were on duty ordered blood…

By the way, did you know that it is your perspective that often leads you to be afraid? In the middle of summer, a woman was sitting in her car in a parking lot in Arkansas when she heard a loud bang and felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. She was sitting holding her hands behind her head when…

Kim Peek is the man who inspired the 1988 film Rain Man about an autistic savant with astounding mathematical skills. Peek is what doctors call a mega-savant. A savant possesses remarkable expertise in 1 to 3 subjects. Peek is an expert in at least 15, including history, sports, space, music, and geography.…

By the way, that destruction isn’t just theoretical either. It’s real! Fear will kill you! During the Gulf War of 1991, Iraq launched a series of Scud missile attacks against Israel. Many Israeli citizens died as a result of these attacks. After the war was over, Israeli scientists analyzed the official…

An English Priest recently created a lot of controversy when he told his congregation that shoplifting might be the best option for poor people to make ends meet, as opposed to other illegal activities like burglary or prostitution. Father Tim Jones from York, England told churchgoers they should not…

PRIORITY The FAA revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots after their airplane flew for 91 minutes out of contact with the ground and overshot their destination city by 150 miles. The revocation took place because of recklessness caused by “inattention.” Airline pilots must direct their…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Angry customers threw merchandise around and looted,…

(Monday A.M.) Just read your mother's email. I assume she wrote you, too; if not I'll fill you in. This is day 18 of the 20 days of Medicare paying the bill. She says the supplement insurance has kicked in now. PTL! Praying that our LORD will go against the giants tomorrow and give us in His mercy the…

In Richard Foster's book of discipline he divides discipline into three parts: Inward, Outward, and Corporate discipline. He places simplicity under the category of the Outward Disciplines. Here are his nine ways to order our world so that we can create simplicity in our life. First, buy things for their…

*There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit! In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew! “We must throw a big celebration,” the villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor village, and there weren’t many resources.…

Priorities A man bought a picture and asked the interior decorator to assist him in hanging the portrait in the right place. When the designer walked in the room, the man held the portrait in one place and then in another. Finally, the designer said, “You are going about this all wrong. What you need…

I had an occasion to go the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. While I was waiting in line to register my car, I noticed two little boys about the age of 3 or 4 playing very loudly. Their mother told them several times to sit down and be still but they just kept playing; unable to sit still for even a few minutes.…

Dick Biggs, a magazine publisher, speaker and author, once advised a friend, “Burn brightly without burning out.” It’s important for every leader to pace himself/herself. It helps to keep life in perspective. I have to keep reminding myself of four things: • I’m not invincible: I can get sick, grow weary,…

In The Simple Life, Vernard Eller delights himself in some of the great parables of Søren Kierkegaard. One of his favorites is the parable of the lighted carriage and starlit night. We could also call it the crisis of Christian Hedonism. It goes like this: When the prosperous man on a dark but starlit…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

SURVIVAL The number one movie of the holiday season was Tom Hanks newest film "Castaway." In it he plays the part of Fed Ex systems engineer, Chuck Noland. Flying across the Pacific Christmas Eve night, Noland's plane goes down in a fiery crash. He is the sole survivor. The film chronicles Noland's life…

SEEKING In 1966, musician John Lennon claimed the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. In the modern high-tech world of computers, Jesus is bigger than the Beatles. The comparison comes from looking at the number of monthly searches for names, titles, and subjects through the on-line search engine, "Google."…