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Suppose one of you had a boy who said, “Father, I do not like my home. I do not care for you, and I will not endure the restraints of family rule; I am going to live with strangers. But father, I shall come to you every week, and I shall require many things of you, and I shall expect that you will give…

THE STORY I was born in 1725, and I died 1807. The only godly influence in my life, as far back as I can remember, was my mother, whom I had for only seven years. When she left my life through death, I was virtually an orphan. My father remarried, sent me to a strict military school, where the severity…

A Chinese man took a woman on a first dinner date. The woman brought 23 of her relatives along. The man looked on uncomfortably as the woman’s large family began ordering pricey dishes and drinks. She said she was testing if he would be “generous enough to pay for all 25 people.” When the man received…

In traditional journalism, reporters confirm information with two outside sources before reporting it. With the advent of citizen journalism afforded by social media the normal safeguards and restraints are no longer in place—some read something, and then pass it along as fact. Reporter Miles Parks gives…

Erik Weisz was born to perform and did so with the help of his brother, Theodore. As with any siblings, the two of them had a rivalry that wouldn’t quit. As Erik became proficient in escaping a variety of handcuffs and shackles, he began to work on escaping from the much-feared straightjacket. He did…

In “Restraint in Relationships,” Mike Clements writes, “Mustering restraint in hostile relationships can feel like walking through a minefield. Our footing will seem unsure as we meet hostility with restraint. God’s character and resurrection power help Christians rise above the hostility of this world.…

On the list of Top 40 musical hits of the last 50 years, today’s hits are slower, sadder, and have more negative lyrics. Peppy, upbeat songs have dwindled and the percentage of songs written in a minor key, which most listeners find gloomy, has doubled since the 1960’s. This is just opposite of what…

“I live in a vacuum that is as lonely as a radio tube when the batteries are dead, and there is no current to plug into.” that’s what Ernest Hemingway said of his life. How could that be? He was known for his tough-guy image and globe-trotting pilgrimages to exotic places. He was a big-game hunter, a…

In Thriving through Ministry Conflict by Understanding Your RED and Blue Zones the authors write, “That vision is given to the people of a congregation and that my job as a pastor to draw that vision out, clarify it, and then champion it.” --Thriving through Ministry Conflict by Understanding Your RED…

A new study has found that self-control can be contagious. The study conducted in a laboratory setting, found that watching or even thinking about someone with good self-control makes others more likely to show the same restraint. The study also found the opposite to be true. A person with poor self-control…

I had been serving in the church high school ministry for just over a year. I loved it! It had become my passion. Though I was still a senior in high school, I had been asked to be a campus leader and was doing some teaching under the mentorship of our youth pastor. I knew in my heart that this was training…

PRAYER In an article entitled, “What Do Prayer Studies Prove?”, authors Gregory and Christopher Fung look at research that has been done concerning prayer. Christians want such studies to show that prayer is effective, while critics would rather see the studies prove that prayer has not effect on healing.…

Helping Students 'Get It' In last month's article, I argued that a major project for those of us who work with students is to help them "get" Christianity. While a significant number of Christian students reject Christianity during their university years, far more struggle to embrace a faith that is…

We psychologists." Mowrer said, ""have largely followed the Freudian doctrine that human beings become emotionally disturbed, not because of their having done anything palpably wrong, but because they instead lack insight. We have set out to oppose the forces of repression and to work for understanding.…

In his book, Secrets of Dymanic Communication - Preparing and Delivering Powerful Speeches, Ken Davis tells of an experience he had on an airplane that provided him with an excellent illustration to use in a talk to some Youth. A small child was running up and down the aisles of the airplane. She was…

Extrinsically Motivated – The Law used outside restraints to keep people under control Intrinsically Motivated – Jesus/Holy Spirit uses internal measures to restrain Illustration: Empty Glass (Full of Air- Air=Sin) Remove air by vacuum pump…when vacuum is removed air comes back Extrinsically Motivated…

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” -Theodore Roosevelt

Tuesday , January 13, 2009 By Robert Roy Britt One of life's greatest mysteries is how it began. Scientists have pinned it down to roughly this: Some chemical reactions occurred about 4 billion years ago — perhaps in a primordial tidal soup or maybe with help of volcanoes or possibly at the bottom of…

Ten Rules for Bringing Down a Child Let him have plenty of money to spend as he likes. Permit him to choose his companions without restraint or guidance. Let him spend Sunday hours on the street or with companions with low ideas as to the Lord’s day. Allow him to go out at night as he pleases and return…

His Promises Dr. Donald Gray Barnhouse – A preacher of an earlier day, live with his family in France during his student days. On their dinner table sat a little promise book that held about 200 promises from the bible which was read each day at meal time One day Dr. Barnhouse had the opportunity to…

Galatians 6 is a good chapter to study in connection with this point. There Paul asserts that “each one shall bear his own load” (v.5). The Greek word for “load” means knapsack, or what we carry daily on our journey through life. It is the same “burden” that Jesus spoke of when He said, “My yoke is easy,…

In his book Teaching the Elephant to Dance, James Belasco describes how trainers shackle young elephants with heavy chains to deeply embedded stakes. In that way the elephant learns to stay in its place. Older, powerful elephants never try to leave—even though they have the strength to pull the stake…

About three-fourths of the German autobahn road system has no blanket speed limit; and in those areas, the average speed is about 93 mph. While most European car manufacturers operate under a “gentleman’s agreement” to limit the top speeds of their cars to 155 mph, autobahn speeds of up to 186 mph are…

An expanded excerpt from the diary of John Wesley, reprinted on the 100th anniversary of his May 24, 1738, conversion by The Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume XX. New Series, Vol. IX, 1838. New York: T. Mason and G. Lane, for The Methodist Episcopal Church, at the conference office, 200…

Parents & Kids Clash on Cell Phone Use | Tuesday, April 15, 2008! Kids and parents clash on cell phones Carolyn Y. Johnson / Boston Globe It was all spelled out in the clearest terms: "I, Michela Parmeggiani, do promise to limit my cellphone use ... NO TEXT MESSAGING IS ALLOWED ON THIS PHONE! ... I,…