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2076. Many Ways To a Good Grade

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Tim Hansel

... asked the student if he really did know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think, using the "scientific method," rather than teaching him the structure of the subject.

2077. The Marks of a Cult

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... beliefs, practices and values are counter to those of the dominant culture. Exclusivistic: They are the only group that possesses the "truth." Legalistic: Rules and regulations abound governing spiritual matters and the details of everyday living. Subjective: They emphasize the experiential, the feelings and the emotions. This is usually accompanied by an anti- intellectualism. Persecution-conscious: The groups feel they are being singled out by mainstream Christians, the press, parents, and the government ...

2078. Life's Only Certainty

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D. Stuart Briscoe

... I said to upset you." "Then I'll tell you," I replied. "It upsets me that you talk about (Life's) only certainty as if it's a possibility. Death isn't a possibility, it's a certainty. You don't say "if," you say "When," whenever death is the subject."

2079. Warning: Preaching Fake Stories

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Brett Blair

... by none other than Multnomah Press. So even resources from reputable outfits are to be carefully scrutinized. The story was used in: Steve Farrar, Family Survival in the American Jungle, 1991, Multnomah Press, pp. 60- 61. Most apocryphal stories can be utilized by introducing them as legends but sometimes the subject matter is so egregious that it is ill advised. This is one of them.

2080. Perfect Timing

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Dean Merrill

... instead of going to an office each day, he was hauling loads of concrete block up to the fifth level of a construction site. Gone was the piped-in music in the corridors; now he had to endure blaring transistors. Any girl who walked by was subject to rude remarks and whistles. Profanity shot through the air, especially from the foreman, whose primary tactics were whining and intimidation; "For -sake, you -, can't you do anything right? I never worked with such a bunch of - in all my life..." Near the end of ...

2081. 101 Ways to Spend Your Time

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Tim Kimmel

... ...then check your list to see if you've forgiven them. Make a decision to honor your parents, even if they made a career out of dishonoring you. Take your children to the dentist and doctor for your wife. Play charades with your family, but limit subjects to memories of the past. Do the dishes for your wife. Schedule yourself a free day to stay home with your family. Get involved in a family project that serves or helps someone less fortunate. As a family, get involved in a recreational activity. Send your ...

2082. The Final Dong

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... for a long time, we mustn't be surprised if the old angry thoughts keep coming for a while. They're just the ding-dongs of the old bell slowing down." "And so it proved to be. There were a few more midnight reverberations, a couple of dings when the subject came up in my conversations, but the force which was my willingness in the matter had gone out of them. They came less and less often and at the last stopped altogether: we can trust God not only above our emotions, but also above our thoughts."

2083. Historic: The Declaration of Independence

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... , and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies, without the consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them by a mock Trial from punishment for any ...

2084. Winds of Change

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... counterparts flow in another. The explanation is simple. Surface winds drive the little ones, whereas the huge masses of ice are carried along by deep ocean currents. When we face trials and tragedies, it's helpful to see our lives as being subject to two forces surface winds and ocean currents. The winds represent everything changeable, unpredictable, and distressing. But operating simultaneously with these gusts and gales is another force that's even more powerful. It is the sure movement of God's wise ...

2085. THINK Test

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Alan Redpath

During a mutual encouragement fellowship at a time of stress for some church pastorates, the members subscribed to a simple formula applied before speaking of any person or subject that was perhaps controversial. T Is it true? H Is it helpful? I Is it inspiring? N Is it necessary? K Is it kind? If what you are about to say does not pass those tests, you must pledge to keep your mouth shut! Doing that will work in keeping the gossip at bay.

2086. Human Government

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Charles Colson

... for a believer to be a good Christian and a bad citizen at the same time. As children of God our responsibility to human government is threefold: We are to recognize and accept that the powers that be are ordained by God. "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God." (Rom 13:1) This truth applies even to atheistic human governments unless, of course, the law is anti- scriptural. In that situation the ...

2087. Grammar Fumblerules

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William Safire

... us to avoid archaisms. Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration. Don't use no double negatives. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: Resist hyperbole. Avoid commas, that are not necessary. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Writing carefully, dangling participles should not be used. Kill all exclamation points!!! Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. Take the bull by the ...

2088. Practice What You Preach

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Peter Wallace

... any way. Well, the other day I finely got to writing the rule's down so as I can always study it if they ever slip my mind. Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent. Just between you and I, case is important. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. Watch out for irregular verbs which has crope into our language. Don't use double negatives. A writer mustn't shift your point of view. When dangling, don't us participles. Join clauses good, lie a conjunction should. Don't write a run-on sentence you got to ...

2089. Clear and Plain

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H. A. Ironside

... G. Ingersoll, the agnostic lecturer of the last century, was announced to give an address on hell. He declared he would prove conclusively that hell was a wild dream of some scheming theologians who invented it to terrify credulous people. As he was launching into his subject, a half-drunken man arose in the audience and exclaimed, "Make it strong, Bob. There's a lot of us poor fellows depending on you. If you are wrong, we are all lost. So be sure you prove it clear and plain." No amount of reasoning ...

2090. Saving the Lost

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... "kinder theology," and treat hell as a pagan fable...This question lies at the very foundation of the whole Gospel. The moral attributes of God, His justice, His holiness, His purity, are all involved in it. The Scripture has spoken plainly and fully on the subject of hell... If words mean anything, there is such a place as hell. If texts are to be interpreted fairly, there are those who will be cast into it... The same Bible which teaches that God in mercy and compassion sent Christ to die for sinners ...

2091. A Quiet Heart

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Andrew Murray

... the door and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace as in a deep sea of calmness when all around is trouble. It is the fruit of the Lord Jesus Christ's redemptive work on Calvary's cross, manifested in those of His own who are definitely subject to the Holy Spirit.

2092. Outward Appearance

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Paul Borthwick

... image of ourselves than really exists. The outward appearance of our character and the inner reality (that only God, we, and perhaps our family members know) do not match. C.S. Lewis explains the conflict in The Four Loves: Those like myself, whose imagination far exceeds their obedience, are subject to a just penalty; we easily imagine conditions far higher than any we have really reached. If we describe what we have imagined we may make others, and make ourselves, believe that we have really been there.

2093. What Is Your Creed?

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C.H. Spurgeon first words in the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London: I would propose that the subject of the ministry of this house, as long as this platform shall stand, and as long as this house shall be frequented by worshipers, shall be the person of Jesus Christ. I am never ashamed to avow myself a Calvinist; I do not hesitate to take the name of Baptist; ...

2094. Monster Rehab

Matthew 23:1-39

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Leonard Sweet

For the last few weeks we’ve all been subjected to reruns of every scary movie ever made: zombies, vampires, guys in hockey masks, spooks with really long fingernails. Monsters in all shapes and forms are the flavor of the month of October. It’s hardly surprising that, as usual, popular culture has gotten the point of “All Hallows Eve” ...

2095. Do Not Spit Here

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... , California, from the various tribes in northern Arizona. One of these was a Navajo young man of unusually keen intelligence. One Sunday evening, he went with Ironside to the young people's meeting. They were talking about the epistle to the Galatians, and the special subject was law and grace. They were not very clear about it, and finally one turned to the Indian and said, "I wonder whether our Indian friend has anything to say about this." He rose to his feet and said, "Well, my friends, I have been ...

2096. Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day

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William H. Seward

... and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord. And, insomuch as we know that, by His divine law, nations like individuals are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world, may we not justly fear that the awful calamity of civil war, which now desolates the land, may be but a punishment, inflicted upon us, for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end of our national reformation ...

2097. Bound By Your Own Chains

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Mr. Spurgeon told the following parable: There was once a tyrant who summoned one of his subjects into his presence, and ordered him to make a chain. The poor blacksmith whose occupation it was to fulfill this order had to go to work and forge the chain. When it was done, he brought it into the presence of the tyrant, and was ordered to take it away ...

2098. Start the Day Right

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... jobs. But kissing husbands start off the day on a positive note. This positive attitude results in more efficient and safer driving practices. Kissing husbands live five years longer than their less romantic counterparts. However, kissing may be more a consequence than a cause of a happy life situation. The subject warrants continued investigation by every husband and wife.

2099. Wakeup Call

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... to the majors from a Yankee farm team. "How much do you know about psychology?" McCarthy asked. The coach said he had studied it in college. "So you think you're good," said McCarthy. The coach replied: "I don't know how good I am, but it's a subject I've studied." "All right," McCarthy said, "I'll give you a test." McCarthy said that a few years before he'd had a problem and had gone to Frankie Crosetti, his shortstop. "Frank," McCarthy said, "I'm not satisfied with the way Lou Gehrig is playing first base ...

2100. The Closing Years

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... bitter, complaining spirit. God gives the whole of life to live, and the psalmist suggests that even our later years can be fruitful and flourishing. But we must begin by being happy now! The well-known Christian psychiatrist Paul Tournier gives insight on this subject in his book The Seasons of Life. He writes, "True happiness is always linked with deep, inner harmony. It therefore always implies an acceptance of one's age; the acceptance of no longer being a child when one has reached the age of adulthood ...

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2076. Many Ways To a Good Grade

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Tim Hansel

2077. The Marks of a Cult

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Staff

2078. Life's Only Certainty

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D. Stuart Briscoe

2079. Warning: Preaching Fake Stories

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Brett Blair

2080. Perfect Timing

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Dean Merrill

2081. 101 Ways to Spend Your Time

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Tim Kimmel

2082. The Final Dong

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Staff

2083. Historic: The Declaration of Independence

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Staff

2084. Winds of Change

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Staff

2085. THINK Test

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Alan Redpath

2086. Human Government

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Charles Colson

2087. Grammar Fumblerules

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William Safire

2088. Practice What You Preach

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Peter Wallace

2089. Clear and Plain

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H. A. Ironside

2090. Saving the Lost

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2091. A Quiet Heart

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Andrew Murray

2092. Outward Appearance

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Paul Borthwick

2093. What Is Your Creed?

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Staff

2094. Monster Rehab

Matthew 23:1-39

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Leonard Sweet

2095. Do Not Spit Here

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Staff

2096. Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day

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William H. Seward

2097. Bound By Your Own Chains

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2098. Start the Day Right

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2099. Wakeup Call

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Staff

2100. The Closing Years

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