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A Hong Kong business man set a record when he sold a downtown parking space for $969,000. The man owned four parking spaces in front of a 79-story office building known as The Center. He sold all of them for sums in the high six figures, but the last spot brought the highest price of $969,000. The buyer’s…

Steve Jobs was a visionary that launched the age of the personal computer. Before him, computers were unaffordable and enormous—occupying the space of an entire room. Under Jobs' guidance, Apple pioneered revolutionary technologies, including the mouse, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. In July 2012,…

A National Geographic Channel special, “The Story of God,” attempts to bring people of all religious beliefs together by emphasizing what we all have in common. Omar Camilletti, spokesman for the Mosque of Rome, one of the largest in Europe, says that Jesus is a part of Islamic beliefs, though as a prophet…

What is the worst thing that may happen to us because of our faith? In our current culture we may face ridicule or perhaps some form of censure, but for many in our world, the cost of following Jesus is paid in the blood of martyrdom. The mother of an Egyptian Coptic who was among the 21 Christians beheaded…

Pastor and author John Ortberg has written a new book to help people understand the only part of the human being that is eternal, the soul. In the book, he equates the soul to the king on a chessboard. He explains, saying “The king is the most limited of chess pieces; it can only move one square at a…

Missionaries in China had been training leaders for several weeks. Following a session on baptism, a fifteen-year-old girl felt led to submit to the ordinance. The girl’s father performed the baptism. Missionaries listened joyfully as the father asked his daughter the first of several questions: “Do…

Lance Armstrong captured Americans hearts as a cancer survivor who won seven Tour de France titles. Americans love an underdog. His Livestrong foundation has raised approximately $500 million. For many years he denied the accusations of cheating. The adoring American public chose to believe him. His…

The world will not overcome the church of Jesus Christ. The gates of Hades will not prevail against it. However; she is taking quite a beating in our western culture. According to a 2012 Gallup Poll only 44% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in churches or organized…

Mark made a commitment back in 1989. It was not a commitment to devotionals though, it was a commitment to run. “The 55-year-old college professor from Mendham, N.M., says he has run every day since Dec. 31, 1989. Washburne’s streak has endured through illness, injury, ice storms, and a brief marriage.…

In Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, David Platt writes, “I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what is radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable. We were settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves…

California pastor and author Francis Chan recently surprised church members saying he was leaving the church he and his wife planted because he feared he liked his popularity too much. Chan explained his actions and called the church to radical service at a recent Exhibition. Chan said he was concerned…

In the book, Soul Custody, author Steven Smith makes the case that believers need to choose to move toward a less busy and more disciplined life. Smith writes, ”Every single person who feels more dead than alive, more tired than energized, more burned-out than motivated, more unfulfilled than thriving…

During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, England and Germany were playing soccer while their fans were cheering them on. What a difference 65 years can make. Back in 1944 it was a different picture between these two countries. These two countries were at war with each other in WW II. If it wasn’t for…

An online computer game retailer revealed that it now owns the souls of thousands of shoppers due to clause it inserted into an online agreement. On April 1, 2010, British retailer GameStation, inserted what they termed an “immortal soul clause” into a contract signed before shoppers finalized their…

In “Approved Life,” Joshua Saefkow writes, “In the 1951 children's classic, Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks Cheshire cat for advice when she comes to an intersection on the road. She said, ‘Cheshire, can you please tell me, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want…

COMMITMENT With the growing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, terms like FAN and FOLLOWER have become very common. Pastor Kyle Idleman of the Southwest Christian Church has launched a website asking believers to decide which category they fit into. Idleman conducted an…

On Jesus way to Jerusalem (to die), He had to pass through the same desert in which He was tempted. Maybe Satan's temptations rang in His ears..."maybe there's another way..." Jesus last words to His disciples before coming this way was "we need to confront the gates of Hell." When Jesus entered Jerusalem,…

Daily check your foundation for any cracks or weak areas. Frank Lloyd Wright is among the most innovative architects this county ever produced. But his fame was not limited to the United States. About 90 years ago, Japan asked Wright to design a hotel in Tokyo that would be capable of surviving an earthquake.…

TREASURE A jobless man from Argentina who found $50,000 buried in trash is being sued by the woman who claims she lost the fortune. Recent economic problems in the country have forced thousands of Argentines to earn their living by collecting and selling street garbage such as cardboard. 46-year-old…

Rob Bell spoke on the selecting process that rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the age of six, children would begin to learn the Torah; this training was called bat-cipher. From age eight to ten, they would memorize the Torah from Genesis to Deuteronomy. By the end of bat-cipher, most kids…

Rob Bell spoke on the selecting process that rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the age of six, children would begin to learn the Torah; this training was called bat-cipher. From age eight to ten, they would memorize the Torah from Genesis to Deuteronomy. By the end of bat-cipher, most kids…

Did You Know That … • “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand? And “lollipop” is the longest word typed with your right hand? • “Typewriter” is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard? • No word in the English language rhymes with month,…

The Church CANNOT live on the thin diet of fond memories..." Quote from Fred Craddock; "As one without authority...p.4 Might look up on news/internet of a man who actually lived on Mars' candy bars for one year or more. We wouldn't reccomend that kind of diet to anyone!

Whatever Money Could Buy Liberace lived garishly, spending more than $2 million a year on clothes for his Las Vegas acts. He would drive on stage in a mirrored Rolls-Royce, or pop out of a giant pink egg, or soar across the stage in a swirl of purple feathers. Offstage, he dressed conservatively, but…

It might interest you to know that the first power play happened not on Wall Street nor on a battlefield, but in a garden. The first promise of prestige was whispered with a hiss, a wink, and a snakish grin by a fallen angel. Standing in the shadow of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Satan…