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Matthew 13:24-30

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King Duncan

... , older parents neglected. Responsibilities neglected. Opportunities neglected. It is a specter that haunts all of life. Neglect. Ever seen a neighborhood that's neglected? How about a home? A garden? Malcolm Gladwell in his book, The Tipping Point, tells about "the Broken Window" theory of crime. Many years ago, criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling formulated this theory about how a neighborhood or community slowly gives in to increasing crime rates. They called it the Broken Window theory ...

2. What Are You Going to Do About Death?

Mt 10:28 · Lk 12:4

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Robert G. Tuttle

... of life which moves from the womb of the present, into the ultimate fulfillment of life - in the presence of God. Wilson Van Dusen writes a very interesting anthology of the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg wrote two hundred years ago. He was ... Mrs. Blake said that they had been present at the death, not of a man, ‘but of an angel.’ " - "And I agree," concludes Malcolm Muggeridge.3 Why did Christ say so emphatically, "I am going away," but "I will come again," and "I will receive you unto myself ...

3. Made For The Light

Isaiah 9:1-7

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King Duncan

... God. Many years ago, criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling formulated a theory about how a neighborhood or community slowly gives in to increasing crime rates. They called it the Broken Window theory. Wilson and Kelling said that crimes are more ... 's Digest, December 2003, p.133. 2. Things People Said: Anecdotes of Stupidity web site, http://rinkworks.com/said/ 3. Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: (Boston: Little, Brown, 2000), pp. 133168. Cited in James Emery White, Your 10 Most Life-Defining ...

4. The Broken Window Theory

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

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King Duncan

Malcolm Gladwell in his book, The Tipping Point, tells about "the Broken Window" theory of crime. Many years ago, criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling formulated this theory about how a neighborhood or community slowly gives into increasing crime rates. They called it the Broken Window theory. Wilson and Kelling said that crimes are more likely to be committed in areas where it appears that the residents have lowered their standards and no longer care about their community. If a window is ...

5. The Garden of Temptation

Genesis 3:1-24

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King Duncan

... are estranged from their children, neighbors are estranged from one another. In his bestselling book titled Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of something that happened on the night of February 3, 1999. A 22-year‑ ... and woman sin? Why do you and I sin? Well, somebody says, “The devil made me do it.” Wrong answer, unless you are Flip Wilson’s “Geraldine.” Remember that time-honored routine. Geraldine’s husband asks, “Why did you buy the new dress?” “Well, honey, the devil made ...

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