... project was easily discouraged, got distracted by her coursework, and eventually ...
15. Getting Rid of the Bah Humbugs
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Brett Blair
... on a week day, therefore distracting people, they thought, from the ...
16. Using Persuasion to Change People's Minds
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G. Collins
... own conclusions. Pleasant forms of distraction can increase the effectiveness of ...
17. Christmas as a Prisoner of War
John 1:1-18
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Thomas A. Pilgrim
... place there was nothing to distract him from the awesomeness of ...
18. A Novel Reaction to Criticism
Illustration
Jamie Buckingham
... your knees. It was really distracting. Why don't you wear ...
19. A Lesson from the Centipede
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Maxie Dunnam
... such a pitch, He lay distracted in the ditch, And now ...
20. Metro Moments
Matt 24:36-44; Genesis 6-8
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Charles Hoffacker
... utterly apart from Noah's distracted neighbors. Those neighbors were preoccupied ... Christians, we must avoid the distraction that spelled disaster for Noah ...
21. Catcher Chatter
Illustration
J.M. Boice
... on the one hand, and distract the Milwaukee batters on the ... the plate, Yogi tried to distract him by saying, "Henry, you ...
22. In Focus
Illustration
Henry Bosch
... how good or interesting--to distract him from focusing on the ... much study and feverish activity distracts others. Such things as doctrines ...
23. THE DISCIPLINE OF SUFFERING
Illustration
John H. Krahn
... shuts out literally hundreds of distracting sights and sounds, forbids hundreds ...
24. NEITHER YOUR NOSE NOR YOUR NAVEL
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John H. Krahn
... to clear the mind of distractions during meditation, monks have focused ...
25. Me and My Shadow
Illustration
... allowed himself to be so distracted - "addicted," if you will - by ...
26. Are You a Good Listener?
Illustration
Staff
... objectively? When listening, are you distracted by outside sights and sounds ...
27. Beethoven's Biggest Fear
Illustration
... became totally deaf. With all distractions shut out, melodies flooded in ...
28. How To Behave
Illustration
Staff
... I am preaching. It's distracting." I thought that was a ...
29. A Hot Foot Washing
John 13:1-17
Illustration
Michael P. Green
... so angry, so upset, so distracted by something that has happened ...
30. Thinking Back
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... over his motorcycle—just to distract his attention. And then I ...
31. Pouring Our Lives into People
Mark 1:14-20
Illustration
Neal Sadler
... 's so easy to become distracted. Toilets overflow, roofs leak, computers ...
32. Personal Prayer Time
Mark 1:29-34
Illustration
Keith Wagner
... being free from all other distractions so that God can empower ...
33. Let The Children Come In!
Mark 10:1-12
Illustration
Michael B. Brown
... for action Can cause a distraction When he has invaded the ...
34. Our Real Work for Christ
Mark 12:28-34
Illustration
J. Hampton Keathley III
... are forces at work to distract, delude, and deter us from ...
35. Called by Many Voices
John 10:1-42
Illustration
John H. Pavelko
... him. They are not easily distracted by another shepherd. Move three ...
36. Something by Tolstoy
Illustration
Staff
... it comes. Either something so distracts us or we have so ...
37. The Art of Attention
Illustration
... our minds. 4) Concentrate. Eliminate distractions. The mind is at its ...
38. Persisting over Rebukes
Mark 10:46-52
Illustration
James W. Robinson
... , and drive a person to distraction. Rebuke has silenced many a ...
39. Humanist Manifesto II
Illustration
Michael P. Green
... both illusory and harmful. They distract humans from present concerns, from ...