Contributed by Tony Miano on May 21, 2001
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“Ken Walker writes in Christian Reader that in the 1995 college football season 6-foot-2-inch, 280-pound Clay Shiver, who played center for the Florida State Seminoles, was regarded as one of the best in the nation. In fact, one magazine wanted to name him to their preseason All-American football
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002
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LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS
S. I. McMillen, in his book "None of These Diseases," tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, "Are you a leader?" Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, "No," and
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i. Barton states, “Ultimately, any exercise in extravagant stewardship involves risk. In the Parable of the Talents, the bottom line for the wicked and unfaithful steward was that he was risk averse. This steward let his flesh, feelings, and unhealthy
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Video Illustration: The Beginning of Mission Impossible when the agent accepts the Mission.
We look a video clip like this and we admire this man for accepting the mission and all the risks that go along with it. The truth is we envy this man because he is willing to live his life on the edge and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Companionship can literally add years to your life. Stephen W. Smith references the following from The Wall Street Journal in his Life and Legacy Conversations. In a study of men and women over age 65, those who had more friends had a lower risk of health problems and recovered faster when they did
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In World War 1 much of the fighting took place along what is known as the Western front. Large systems of trenches ran from the North Sea to the border of Switzerland. Between the trenches was a section of land known as “no man’s land.” Often the key to survival was remaining in the trenches,
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THE EMPEROR AND THE SEED
Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing old and knew it was coming time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or one of his own children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young people in the kingdom
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 27, 2010
DEFENSIVE STRIVING
There's a term in driver's education - Defensive Driving.
Driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others. Its aim is to reduce the risk of driving by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jun 21, 2006
QUOTE: (From Waking the Dead by John Eldredge)
"In the second film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy - The Two Towers - there is a king who is reluctant to go to war. Theoden...is fearful and timid. An army is marching through his lands, an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of
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