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When Ohio State University student Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove a car onto the sidewalk on the OSU campus he hit multiple pedestrians and later stabbed several more with a knife. Another student, Armand Ghazi said, “He seemed like he was there for one reason—to do as much damage as he could.” What a perfect…

Author and Counselor Nicole Unice says that the one thing that every relationship needs to be healthy is a desire to grow. Unice says friendships, working relationships, marriages, and even our relationship with Jesus all eventually become unhealthy if a person becomes complacent and merely shows up,…

Bill Cosby said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rondall Leggett “The 15 Best Quotes to Inspire Perseverance,” http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/comfort-cravings/201401/the-15-best-quotes-inspire-perseverance Galatians 6:9…

How often have you been fooled into thinking that sin will make you satisfied? That whatever consequences come, they can’t compare to the happiness that sin promises. We become blinded in our sin sometimes, don’t we? There’s a scene in the book, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” where Edmund has…

Some of China’s richest entrepreneurs seem to have everything they could want. One millionaire admitted the economy is booming, his influence is spreading, and his firm is building modern skyscrapers in Beijing. Though things are going well economically, this millionaire says there is only one thing…

HEAVEN Innate in every person is a desire to connect with God and a longing for heaven. The secular band Creed articulates that desire in the song "Higher," listen to the words: When dreaming I'm guided through another world Time and time again At sunrise I fight to stay asleep 'Cause I don't want to…

BEING REAL Being real, doesn’t mean being crude, rude, barbaric or sinful. A few of you are old enough to remember Chuck Barris of the Gong Show fame. Believe it or not, he doesn’t like reality TV because he calls it "too mean-spirited." "They can say anything they want to say about what I did in the…

CORRECTION In their book, "Lead Like Jesus", Blanchard and Hodges write, "If you are to follow the example of Jesus as a leader, never demean people or try to make them feel inferior because of a failure on their part. As Jesus did, you should let the love you have for those with whom you work come through…

Gone Fishin' I quit golfing a few years ago when I discovered a way to go broke without humiliating myself at the same time. Fishing suits me much better. Golfers consider it cheating to improve their lies, we fishermen don't, any help we can get lying about our catches is fine with us. After all, if…

Mercy The foul stench of Nineveh's wickedness meandered into heaven and turned God's stomach! So God ordered Jonah, a prophet of the Lord, to go to Nineveh, a foreign land, and proclaim His judgment against it. Jonah didn't like the assignment. Why? The word of the Lord often came to prophets, and when…

Knowing Him This Spring I will complete my 25th year in Christian Ministry. In many ways, it seems like only yesterday when I stood in my Dad's pulpit and preached my first sermon as a seventeen-year-old. But in other ways, it seems like a lifetime ago. When I started out, I pastored a half-time church…