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Don Shula was arguably the greatest coach in the history of the NFL. He took his teams to the Super Bowl six times and over his career won a record 347 games. He is still the only coach to have a team record a perfect season, the 17-0 Miami Dolphins in 1972. In an interview just before he died at age…

Peter Messervy-Gross, A 47-year-old British man went to Mongolia to run a 100-mile ultra-marathon across a frozen lake. When he arrived for the race he discovered the airline had lost his bags. He didn’t have any of his specialized gear, but his passion for running took over and he ran the race in his…

Michael Phelps is a retired American swimmer who holds the record for the most Olympics medals won by any athlete at 28, including 23 gold medals and 13 individual gold metals. Phelps competed in his first Olympics at the age of 15, as part of the U.S. men's swim team. He was the first American male…

Research conducted by Duke University suggests that aspects of a person’s personality may indicate the possibility certain medical disorders later in life. Results indicated that people who are conscientious or self-disciplined or orderly at age 12 were generally in better health 12 years later. Less…

In 2012 International Cycling officials stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life from International and US cycling. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says he participated in "most sophisticated, professionalized, and successful doping programme sport has ever seen."…

A report published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, says although hunger has been considered a major health crisis for years, new trends indicate another health concern is growing. Nearly 500 researchers from 50 countries compared health data from 1990 to 2012 and found a major shift in global…

PASSION After flying as a flight attendant for 63 years, Ron Akana decided to retire at the age of 83. What do you think he plans to do in his retirement years? He plans to spend it traveling, of course. While I can’t say for sure, it strikes me that this man has a passion for traveling. What do you…

Each year a private college in Beloit, Wisconsin releases a snapshot of the mindset of that year’s entering freshman class. The Beliot College Mindset List is designed to help professors develop lesson plans that are more meaningful to students and open doors to greater understanding. In the Fall of…

With only a couple laps to go in a race he thought he was winning, Dutch Ice Skater Sven Kramer was troubled when he looked into the stands. He saw his girlfriend as he passed. Instead of cheering, she had buried her face in her hands. Kramer said he knew that something was not right. When he finished…

Theme: We run the race to win an everlasting prize. Scriptures: Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it for a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 1 Corinthians 9:25 I have been watching the Little League World Series this past…

Luther and Erasmus: The Controversy Concerning the Bondage of the Will Protestant Reformed Theological Journal ^ | April 1999 | Garrett J. Eriks Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2006 6:48:03 PM by HarleyD Introduction At the time of the Reformation, many hoped Martin Luther and Erasmus could unite against…

TIME The use of personal computers has made life less complicated for many. At the same time, they have created a new concern, what to do with our free time. This has even become evident for our nation's armed forces. Many new naval officers are being issued Palm Pilot hand held computers. Aboard the…

SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Twenty-five-hundred athletes gathered to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals at the winter Olympics in Turin, Italy in 2006. Their coaches, trainers, and Olympic officials will work 24-hour days to look after almost every physical and mental needs those athletes have. A host…

OUTREACH A church in Australia has to take reservations for their Sunday morning worship services because so many people want to attend each week. Churchgoers on the Gold Coast of Australia enjoy a unique worship experience when they board The Church on the Water. Every Sunday morning the sea going chapel…

FAME/WORK Great Britain is a nation obsessed by celebrities. Studies show that a growing number of children in that country want to become rich and famous rather than take the time to get a good education. The study shows around nine percent; about one in ten young people thought fame was a great way…

DEDICATION Controversial basketball coach, Bobby Knight, of the Texas Tech Red Raider men’s team has announced that he will not accept his quarter million dollar salary. Following his team’s 74-68 loss to Baylor, the coach told the school to keep his salary. Knight said he did not feel he had done a…

ACTIVITY One-fourth of Americans do not exercise at all during the course of a week according to a new study released by the Center For Disease Control. The research conducted in the year 2000 is based on interviews with 32,000 people, which gauged the respondent’s work and leisure activities. The study…

Greater Faith, 10/5/08 Intro. Praise & Worship Scx: eph 5: 15-21 Title: Blessed anyhow , be wise 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord…

SECTION OUTLINE FOURTEEN (ROMANS 14) Paul discusses the believer’s responsibilities toward those Christians who are weak in the faith. I. No Believer Should Be Judged by Another Believer Down Here (14:1–8). A. We are not to criticize others’ legalism (14:1–8). 1. The rules (14:1–6) a. Don’t judge in…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…