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In Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge the authors write about the importance of anticipating the ways external forces can shape a company’s future. They use a hypothetical planning session of fifteen executives of a major airline at the turn of the millennium doing long-range planning until the year…

Sara Khan, vice president for liberation and equality at the UK’s National Union of Students says, “There was a mental health crisis across universities prior to the pandemic. The pandemic has only exacerbated these issues.” “There are many students who have left home for the first time and are living…

In his YouTube video “Knowing Your Why?” (8 minutes into the clip) Comedian Michael Jr. says “That thing from your past, you never met your Dad before, or your divorce, whatever it is God didn’t cause it, but he will use it in preparation for whatever he has you to do, because somebody may need to hear…

After a madman killed at least 58 people and injured more than 500 others , country music stars urged their fans to pray for the victims and their families. Artists Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Lee Brice, Dylan Scott, and Luke Combs were among those who performed at the concert and urged people to pray.…

In the Disney animated film Frozen, Olaf the snowman sings a song explaining how he longs for summer and all the wonderful things he has heard about the warmer season. His desire is to experience another season of the year and to feel the warmth of the sun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_axMza-fR3Q…

In Shattered Dreams, Patrick Mead writes, “God doesn’t just want to restore your shattered dreams and broken lives—He has so much more in store for you. He doesn’t just want to make your live whole; He wants to use your pain to bring hope to others.” --Shattered Dreams, 106 Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) For…

At his first press conference after being named head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Coach Hubert Davis was asked, “Can you briefly talk about your faith and how that plays into your family and your job now?” He responded by saying, “Yeah, that's the most important thing to me. You know, my faith…

The study of Internet search engines and how they are used may provide insight into the ways people ask questions and look for answers in life. Jason Hellmann works for a communications company in Washington DC. His job is to help optimize search engines by studying the ways they are used. In his spare…

JUST CONSIDER J.H. ZORTHIAN: IT HAPPENED OVER FIFTY YEARS AGO. THE IRONY OF IT, HOWEVER, AMAZES ME TO THIS DAY. A MURAL ARTIST NAMED J. H. ZORTHIAN READ ABOUT A TINY BOY WHO HAD BEEN KILLED IN TRAFFIC. HIS STOMACH CHURNED AS HE THOUGHT OF THAT EVER HAPPENING TO ONE OF HIS THREE CHILDREN. HIS WORRY BECAME…

HE HAD SERVED ON THE SEAS SSINCE HE WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD. HIS FATHER, AN ENGLISH SHIPMASTER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, TOOK HIM ABOARD AND TRAINED HIM WELL FOR A LIFE IN THE ROYAL NAVY. YET WHAT JOHN GAINED IN EXPERIENCE, HE LACKED IN DISCIPLINE. HE MOCKED AUTHORITY. RAN WITH THE WRONG CROWD. INDULGED IN…

DON’T YOU LOVE TO READ BUMPER STICKERS? SOMETIMES I JUST CAN’T RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO TAILGATE SOMEONE JUST TO SEE WHAT’S WRITTEN ON THAT PLASTIC COATED PAPER STRIP GLUED ON THE BACK OF THEIR CARS. I LIKE TO READ THEM BECAUSE OFTEN THEY ARE HILARIOUSLY FUNNY. I THINK THEY ARE SO FUNNY, THOUGH BECAUSE…

HANGING IN AN ART GALLERY YOU FIND A PICTURE THAT SUMMARIZES THIS MESSAGE SO WELL. FRAMED THERE YOU SEE A MOUNTAIN SCENE OF GREAT PEACE AND TRANQUILITY, BUT THE STILLNESS OF NATURE IS ABRUPTLY CONTRASTED TO A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, FOR IN THE CLEARING IS WHAT USED TO BE A LOG CABIN. ONLY NOW ALL THAT REMAINS…

ONE MAN WROTE, “I LEARNED A HIGH APPRECIATION FOR PAIN'S WARNING FUNCTION WHILE COLLABORATING ON THREE BOOKS WITH DR. PAUL BRAND, THE MISSIONARY SURGEON WHO DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE DISFIGUREMENT THAT MAKES LEPROSY SUCH A DREADED DISEASE TRACES BACK TO THE LOSS OF PAIN SENSATION. THEOLOGIANS BLITHELY…

New Year Suppose you were to go to a ticket window of an airport and say “I want a ticket.” The clerk would say, “Where to?” and you replied “anywhere” “what tickets do you have?” the ticket clerk would say that is Crazy! You’ll never get anywhere! All day long you can just stand there waiting for a…

The motto of every Christian, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be "Devoted for Life." — Adoniram Judson As a young man, film director Robert Flaherty spent many months in the far north looking for iron, ore, and cod. He found none, but he did shoot 70,000 feet of film in his travels.…

NEW YEAR ABC News anchor Peter Jennings said, "It's not possible to simply celebrate this New Year's Eve, there's also a need to reflect." —USA Today, Dec. 28, 2001, p. 1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson There is a need to reflect this year. Certainly we need to reflect upon the events of 9-11 that Jennings…

GOD'S PURPOSES When Mike Foscolos returned to his destroyed San Bernadino, California home after recent fires, he discovered a reminder of God's love for him despite the tragic circumstances. Foscolos was evacuated Saturday, October 25th when fires burned dangerously close to his home. He returned that…

GOD'S PRESENCE At the beginning of your sermon, pass out golf balls to everyone in the audience. Ask them to examine the ball closely, squeeze it, smell it, feel the dimples on it, and notice the variety of colors of balls people received, and the different brand names printed on the balls. Now ask everyone…

CHANCE Does fortune really smile on a select few people? What role does luck or chance play in our lives? The experience of a Wisconsin church suggests there are no such things as either luck or chance, but that God is involved in everything that happens. In August 1992, a tornado swept through a small…

Changing Culture- Tim Keller Some seem to have risen to the challenge of effective ministry in a changing culture. Who can we learn from? I am actually a bit reluctant to lift anyone up high as a shining example—including Redeemer Presbyterian. Let me put it like this: John Stott at All Souls Church…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…

.'Proverbs 4:1-10 A few years ago, I began collecting memorable thoughts and quotes. My regret is that I didn't start earlier. I'd be willing to trade my stashes of WD-40 and duct tape for those message outlines, good jokes, and countless facts I've heard and forgotten along the way. Recently, I pulled…

Jack Higgins, the author of The Eagle Has Landed and other bestsellers, was asked, "What would you have liked to have known at the age of 16, which you now know to be true?" His answer: "I would have liked somebody to have told me that when you get to the top, there's nothing there." How do you feel…

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…

| Spiritual Life | | How To Develop Learners Not Legalistsby Jerry Bridges | When I was first introduced to the idea of disciple­ship, I was given a list of seven spiritual disciplines I should practice every day—things such as a daily quiet time, Scripture memo­rization, Bible study, and prayer. As…