Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 8, 2010
A BETTER LIFE
There was a time, and maybe still is, when you might hear a parent say something about wanting to provide a "better life" for their son or daughter. A better life than what they had growing up. And by better life, they mean - a bigger house, more and nicer cars, and more stuff.
And
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Baptist
Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 15, 2011
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GREED IN PANAMA
Many years ago, a major American company had trouble keeping employees working in their assembly plant in Panama. The laborers lived in a generally agrarian, barter economy, but the company paid them in cash. After a week’s work, the average employee would have more cash than he’d
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GRACE IN A CELL PHONE
I remember a grace moment one morning when I got a call from Susan on a cell phone. You see, Susan doesn’t own a cell phone, but on that day when she was driving to work and the tread on one of her tires disintegrated on the freeway, a gracious man with a cell phone pulled
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Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
I knew a professional body builder growing up. This guy owned the gym where I worked out. His nickname was Newt. (Because he turned several shades of red when he was working out.) As a body builder, Newt would go through cycles. A cycle started with heavy lifting and a lot of strength training.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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A new study shows that Protestant countries have higher employment rates than non-Protestant countries. This is because of the Protestant work ethic, which makes subjects work hard, even on occasion where they do not want to. UK researchers found that the UK, the US and Nordic countries were among
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
Dale Rooks, a school crossing guard in Florida, tried everything to get cars to slow down through the school zone. But nothing worked…until he took a blow dryer and wrapped it in electrical tape, making it look like a radar gun.
Dale just points the thing at cars, and it’s incredible how quickly
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"When we count on chance in lieu of law and labor, we weaken our healthy attitudes toward
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The average mortgage runs about 20 years, which gives the owner time, if he works on it every weekend,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Almost all employees, if they see that they will be listened to, and they have adequate information, will be able to find ways to improve their own
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from his neck saying, Make Me Feel Important Never forget
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"No research is ever quite complete. It is the glory of a good bit of work that it opens the way for something still better,
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