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1626. What Kind of Leader Are You?

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Jon Johnston

... and hopeless, so they kept quiet. Type 4 - conforming. These people also remained quiet, but only because they loathed confrontation and loved approval. The researchers discovered that the courageous managers accomplished the most, reported the highest job satisfaction, and eventually were commended by superiors. Their commitment had certainly improved the quality of their lives.

1627. Athanasian Creed

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Brett Blair

... . For the person of the Father is a distinct person, the person of the Son is another, and that of the Holy Spirit still another. But the divinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one, their glory equal, their majesty coeternal. What quality the Father has, the Son has, and the Holy Spirit has. The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, the Holy Spirit is uncreated. The Father is immeasurable, the Son is immeasurable, the Holy Spirit is immeasurable. The Father is eternal, the Son is eternal ...

1628. The Devil Made Me Do It

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Michael Horton

... . In such a philosophy the problem of evil is solved by blaming everything that goes wrong on the bad god (the devil); the good god is seen as no more than a counterbalance. One is left with the impression that the two gods each possess equal power both in quality and quantity. Everything that is wrong in the world is the fault of the bad god. And it's up to the initiate or believer to make sure the good god wins. Back when Jimmy Swaggart defied the orders of the Assemblies of God to refrain from preaching ...

1629. Men of Enterprise

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Staff

... open their hearts to each other. Have I been with a woman in the past week that could be viewed as compromising? Have all my financial dealings been filled with integrity? Have I viewed sexually explicit material? Have I spent adequate time in Bible study and prayer? Have I spent quality time and given priority to my family? Have I fulfilled the mandates of my calling? Have I just lied to you?

1630. Just the Basics

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... best. Don't get fat at the top. Adhere to established values while allowing employee independence. Peters points out that some of these characteristics are so basic that they are like "motherhood" and "apple pie." They bore to yawns the average business student. On the other hand, says Peters, these qualities are almost conspicuously absent in most large companies.

1631. Faithful Fruit

Gal 5:22-23

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Charles Ryrie

... be unfruitful, then why may there not also be months and even years when he can be in that same condition? Paul exhorted believers to engage in good works so they would not be unfruitful (Titus 3:14). Peter also exhorted believers to add the qualities of Christian character to their faith lest they be unfruitful (2 Peter 1:8). Obviously, both of those passages indicate that a true believer might be unfruitful. And the simple fact that both Paul and Peter exhort believers to be fruitful shows that believers ...

1632. A Caddie Worth Having

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... ago a little kid from Yonkers came up here and was taken on as a caddie. He was a wonderfully sweet-natured boy; quick-witted, willing, and had a nose for golf. Everybody liked him. His name was William; he had a club foot. But that didn't affect his quality as a caddie. It was a pleasure to go out with him. A certain famous doctor, a member of the club, became interested in William and took him South on a long trip. When William returned, he went back to caddying. The doctor, however, had to give up golf ...

1633. Returned In Full

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... briefcase along with the $25,000 cash it contained! The surprising thing about this episode was the ridicule the waiter experienced at the hands of his friends and peers. For the next week or so he was called a variety of names and laughed at, all because he possessed a quality the Bible holds in high regard: integrity.

1634. Penthouse or Outhouse

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Charles Swindoll

... . They began to lose and lose and lose. The blame fell, at least in part, not on Coach George Allen, but on a quarterback named Sonny Jurgenson, arguably one of the most gifted and effective quarterbacks to ever play the game. Jurgenson possessed a quality to deeply admire: personal security. It seemed as though no one could intimidate Sonny Jurgenson. One day after another defeat, Sonny was getting ready to take a shower and go home. A sportswriter leaned over to him in the locker room and said, "Say ...

1635. Honk Like Sandhill Cranes

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Bruce Larson, in his book Wind and Fire, points out some interesting facts about sandhill cranes: "These large birds, who fly great distances across continents, have three remarkable qualities. First, they rotate leadership. No one bird stays out in front all the time. Second, they choose leaders who can handle turbulence. And then, all during the time one bird is leading, the rest are honking their affirmation. That's not a bad model for the church. Certainly we need ...

1636. Our Future Inheritance

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George Muller

The sort of clothes we wear, the kind of house we live in, or the quality of our furniture should not be the result of other people doing so or because it is customary among those with whom we associate. But whatever is done in these things in the way of self-denial or deadness to the world should result from the joy we have in ...

1637. Strong Enough to Be Gentle

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... s okay with everybody." They symbol was the yellow traffic light. Mr. Dickson sounds like he'd be a lot of fun, doesn't he? What is disturbing about all of this, though, is that many people assume that the ridiculous ideas behind DOORMATS and Cower Power represent the quality of meekness set forth in Matthew 5:5. Many, even in the church, think that to be meek is to be weak. But the opposite is true. What the Bible is talking about is a powerful virtue. The slogan "strong enough to be gentle" comes close to ...

1638. Fine China

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... in County Fermanagh, was working on the recovery of his estate when he noticed that the exteriors of his tenant farmers' small cottages had a vivid white finish. He was informed that there was a clay deposit on his property of unusually fine quality. To generate revenue and provide employment on his estate, he built a pottery at the village of Belleek in 1857. The unusually fine clay yielded a porcelain china that was translucent with a glass-like finish. It was worked into traditional Irish designs ...

1639. Wayward Spouses

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Staff

... , only to find they still see him as the baby of the family." An affair is arguably the most shocking blow to a marriage. Yet study after study finds that wayward spouses are quite happy with their love life at home, both the quantity and quality as happy, in fact, as their faithful counterparts. Psychologists are divided about the ramifications of an affair. "I liken an affair to the shattering of a Waterford crystal vase," says Gootman. "You can glue it back together, but it will never sing again." But ...

1640. Practice Makes Perfect

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Brett Blair & John Troup

... athletes have done more than many people do all day. How well an athlete performs is often attributed to mental toughness. But performance really depends on physical capacity to do work. That capacity is based on two factors: genetic talent and the quality of the training program. Good training makes up for some limitations, but most of us will never be Olympians no matter how hard we work. We haven't inherited the right genetic combination of endurance, potential, speed and muscle. But given equal talent ...

1641. Carved from Ruins

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Staff

... to the elements, and by the time Michelangelo began working with it in 1501, it already bore the chisel marks of more than one frustrated sculptor. Michelangelo eventually crafted the discarded block into one of his most luminous works, but recent analyses of the “David” have revealed that the poor quality of its stone may have caused it to degrade at a faster rate than most marble statues.

1642. Catchable But Not Fetchable

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... moonshiner know as Big Haley. The woman's real name was Mahala Mullins, but since she weighed somewhere around 500 pounds, "Big Haley" was not an inappropriate name. Big Haley and her sons ran a reliable operation. They were renowned for the quality of their product. They didn't dilute their moonshine and were known to deal honestly. That fact, coupled with the problems of arresting a mountain clan, caused local government officials to leave them alone. However, a newly-elected sheriff did once attempt ...

1643. Kids' Advice On Love

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... will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I've been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me. (Bobby, 8) I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough. (Regina, 10) PERSONAL QUALITIES NECESSARY TO BE A GOOD LOVER One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills. (Ava, 8) Don't do things like having smelly green sneakers. You might get attention, but ...

1644. Secret Sauce

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Staff

... sauce in a restaurant in Bombay, India. He took the recipe back to England and asked Lea and Perrins, famous makers of condiments, to duplicate it. They did their best, but when Lord Sandys tasted the sauce he found that it did not measure up to the quality of the sauce he had enjoyed in Bombay. After several tries, Lea and Perrins banished the sauce to a barrel in their cellar and forgot it. Some months later someone found the sauce and tasted it. The flavor was marvelous. "Time has worked a miracle," they ...

1645. The Four Sacred Chords of Home

Mark 13:24-37

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Leonard Sweet

... , all the heavens and the earth, may “pass away,” his words will “not pass away.” In Isaiah 40:6-8 and 51:6 the eternal endurance of God’s word is contrasted with the transitory nature of heaven and earth. That same divine quality is now affirmed by Jesus about his own words. Amazingly, however, Jesus immediately follows that confident assertion with a humble admission of ignorance. “Neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son” know the “day or hour” when the “end times” will become the ...

1646. Mark 13:34-37

Mark 13:32-37

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Leonard Sweet

1647. After the Parade

Mark 11:1-11

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King Duncan

... life is far more eloquent and convincing than any well thought out argument. The world will not accept the way of Christ because we can out talk our spiritual opponents, but only because we can out live them. Such a demonstration of the superior quality of our faith will verify our witness more readily than any other effort in which we can engage. Kagawa did that superbly. His life, however, was simply a reflection of the life of his Master. Jesus walked the walk more perfectly than anyone who has ...

1648. Aspiring young writers

Humor Illustration

... ATM machine. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you’re on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you ...

1649. Whistling Jesus

John 15:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... . You’ll be Whistling Jesus. COMMENTARY This week’s gospel text is really the second half of a longer unit (15:1-17). Jesus, the master of metaphor, uses the image of the vine, the branches, and the vine grower to talk about the qualities of a right relationship between God, Jesus, and Jesus’ disciples. As he continues, however, Jesus moves away from the metaphor in order to make explicit that the “fruitfulness” expected by the Father is no less than the love and obedience that Jesus himself has ...

1650. John 15:9-17

John 15:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

This week’s gospel text is really the second half of a longer unit (15:1-17). Jesus, the master of metaphor, uses the image of the vine, the branches, and the vine grower to talk about the qualities of a right relationship between God, Jesus, and Jesus’ disciples. As he continues, however, Jesus moves away from the metaphor in order to make explicit that the “fruitfulness” expected by the Father is no less than the love and obedience that Jesus himself has shown to the world. The utter ...

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1626. What Kind of Leader Are You?

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Jon Johnston

1627. Athanasian Creed

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Brett Blair

1628. The Devil Made Me Do It

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Michael Horton

1629. Men of Enterprise

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Staff

1630. Just the Basics

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1631. Faithful Fruit

Gal 5:22-23

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Charles Ryrie

1632. A Caddie Worth Having

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1633. Returned In Full

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1634. Penthouse or Outhouse

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Charles Swindoll

1635. Honk Like Sandhill Cranes

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1636. Our Future Inheritance

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George Muller

1637. Strong Enough to Be Gentle

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1638. Fine China

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1639. Wayward Spouses

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Staff

1640. Practice Makes Perfect

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Brett Blair & John Troup

1641. Carved from Ruins

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Staff

1642. Catchable But Not Fetchable

Humor Illustration

1643. Kids' Advice On Love

Humor Illustration

1644. Secret Sauce

Illustration

Staff

1645. The Four Sacred Chords of Home

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

1646. Mark 13:34-37

Mark 13:32-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

1647. After the Parade

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

1648. Aspiring young writers

Humor Illustration

1649. Whistling Jesus

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

1650. John 15:9-17

John 15:1-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

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