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Proverbios 29:8 (RVR60) 8 Los hombres escarnecedores ponen la ciudad en llamas; Mas los sabios apartan la ira.

FOOLISHNESS 25-year-old Param Sharma was arrested for “reckless driving” because he was in the back seat of his Tesla, without another person in the driver’s seat, as his Tesla was in either “Autopilot,” or “Full Self-Driving” mode. Apparently, the arrest has not changed Sharma’s resolve to be a backseat…

When Parcoul-Chenaud, a man living in France, sat down to enjoy his dinner, a house fly disturbed him. His angry response was to kill the fly. He grabbed an electric fly swatter and began swinging at the fly. The swatter then ignited a leaking gas canister in the home, leading to an explosion that damaged…

When the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs met in the NFL playoffs in January 2020, the game became an opportunity for the teams’ mascots to renew their friendship. Dan Meers has performed as the Chief’s mascot K.C. Wolf for 30 years. Over the years he made hundreds of appearances and gave many school…

A Chinese physics professor provided traffic police with a two-page report filled with complicated equations and diagrams to prove he could not have caused a traffic accident. Police admitted they were baffled by the physics, and turned to a simpler technology. They said the professor was driving a black…

In Nebraska, Craig Luttman noticed that six young squirrels were attached by their sap soaked tails and could not get free. He said, it was "kind of like a tug of war, going in completely opposite directions." —Jim L. Wilson https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/young-squirrels-rescued-ordeal-tangled-tails-55235815…

Some companies have created anger rooms where employees can de-stress by attacking computers. From that idea, Barbara Liess, a Maryland elementary school principal created a “smash space” where teachers could relieve tension by destroying old pieces of furniture with baseball bats. A number of parents…

As he led a parade through the streets of Cambridge during Harvard’s 250th anniversary, the President was greeted by a banner from the freshman class that read: HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS WAITED 250 YEARS FOR US! To a generation that thinks that life is all about them, the sign makes some sense. To a University…

In his book, Leadership and Conflict, Speed B. Leas writes, “Of course, you cannot control the behavior of others. They will do what they will do. But you can control yourself and contribute to an environment that invites the other into fair and reasonable discourse.” —Jim L. Wilson -- Leadership and…

The suspect in the armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop told police that he had robbed the store because his “Subway Diet” failed him. After 18-year-old Zachary Torrance was arrested, he confessed to the crime and said he was motivated by anger and wanted to get some of his money back. He said after…

In his 2014 annual letter, Bill Gates makes an amazing claim: there will be almost no poor nations by 2035. The renowned co-founder of Microsoft, the largest personal computer software company in the world, is one of the world’s wealthiest philanthropists. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, “guided…

What is worse than a snake in the grass? One woman in Bowie County, Texas who is deathly afraid of snakes found out one recent spring afternoon. Seeing a snake in the grass outside her house she grabbed a gas can and doused it with gasoline. After setting the snake on fire, however, things went from…

In Developing Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century, Aubrey Malphurs says, “Ministry without vision is like a surgeon without scalpel, a cowboy who has lost his horse, a carpenter with a broken hammer. To attempt a ministry without clear, well-articulated vision is to invite stillbirth. Church and…

Rhode Island legislators are dealing with a bill that would pardon a man they believe was wrongly hanged for killing a wealthy mill owner over 160 years ago. John Gordon died in 1845. Though his murder trial lasted nine days and included over 100 witnesses, the jury only deliberated for 75 minutes before…

A retired British couple escaped serious injury after the GPS navigation system in their car directed them to drive into a church. The couple was driving along a back road near the Austrian border when the navigation system told them to make an immediate right run where there was no road. The 76 year-old…

A retired British couple escaped serious injury after the GPS navigation system in their car directed them to drive into a church. The couple was driving along a back road near the Austrian border when the navigation system told them to make an immediate right run where there was no road. The 76 year-old…

Xiao Chen was swimming alone when he became stuck in the mud. The rescuers who found him after four hours were shocked to find he had a cell phone, wrapped in a waterproof bag, with him. He did not use it for “fear of losing face.” Chen then refused to allow the rescuers to remove his pants, keeping…

In Thriving through Ministry Conflict by Understanding Your RED and Blue Zones the authors write, “That vision is given to the people of a congregation and that my job as a pastor to draw that vision out, clarify it, and then champion it.” --Thriving through Ministry Conflict by Understanding Your RED…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

VISION In their book, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda, Henry and Richard Blackaby write, “Vision is crucial for an organization. Its source is God’s revelation of his activity. God’s revelation can usually be stated as a promise and can be expressed through an image. When leaders…

VISION In their book, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda, Henry and Richard Blackaby write, “Vision can serve as the North Star for organizations, helping leaders keep their bearings as they move their people forward.” --Spiritual Leadership, 56. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and…

VISION In Leading Change, John Kotter writes, “Vision refers to a picture of the future with some implicit or explicit commentary on why people should strive to create that future.” -- Leading Change, p. 68 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Tony Lee Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) “Where there is no vision, the…

In his book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make, Hans Finzel writes, “Vision is an effective leader’s chief preoccupation.” --Top Ten Mistakes, 201 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jeff Langley Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) Where there is no vision, the people perish

VISION In his book, The Greatest Communicator: What Ronald Reagan Taught Me About Politics, Leadership, and Life, Dick Wirthlin writes, “Leadership is the ability to enlarge men's vision about the future and give them expectations of a less uncertain and more gratifying future." -- The Greatest Communicator:…

VISION In his book, The Greatest Communicator: What Ronald Reagan Taught Me About Politics, Leadership, and Life, Dick Wirthlin writes, “The word "vision" has become the cultural equivalent of elevator music-its ubiquity has rendered it meaningless. Quite literally, vision means ‘the ability to see’…