The American television show aired in 1950, running for 38 years.” Truth or Consequences” offered the contestant just 2 seconds to answer a difficult three-part trivia question correctly. If the contestant failed to give the correct answer at the sound of the buzzer, they received their “consequence,” a stunt they ...
Read More »Dangerous Business (Don’t Leave Anything Out)
How serious is the failure to follow all directions given? What happens when just one step is left out? Surgeons and nursing staff know the consequences: failure to follow all directions leads to 250,000 deaths per year! And not counting surgical supplies correctly results in “surgical souvenirs,” tools left inside ...
Read More »What Do You Want To Hear?
Giving in to the temptation to hear only the good from others, surrounding ourselves with those who only say what we want to hear, can be disastrous. Just ask King Ahab! In fact, Ahab had 400 men who did just that—filled his ear with just what he wanted them to ...
Read More »Deceit of Popularity
Paul knew the secret. He would never be able to do both. He faced the same choice each of us must face, and it went against his natural desire to be liked and appreciated by others. He would have to choose popularity with people, or service to the Lord Jesus. ...
Read More »Is Music Choice Really that Critical, Part 2
The lyrics of our life I am not implying that all secular music is bad, because I don’t believe that. What I am saying is we are to “guard our hearts because it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23). I am very musically inclined and lyrics pop randomly in ...
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