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Don’t Get Too Comfortable
“When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies for they are deceptive food” … Continue reading
Posted in food, Hospitality, Money, Priorities, Proverbs
Tagged 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Timothy 4:10, book of proverbs, coercion, Colossians 3:1-2, compromise, deceitful hospitality, demas, dependence, desire, desire for delicacies, dignity, dont get too comfortable, ego, esting with kings, esv study bible, food, gluttony, Hebrews 11:24-26, Hospitality, ideology, judas, king's delicacies, king's food, knife to throat, luxury, m.i.c.e., manipulative hospitality, Mark 8:36-37, Matthew 26:14-16, money, priorities, Proverbs 21:17, Proverbs 23:1-3, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 23:6-7, self control, the love of money
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Choosing to be a Leader
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” (William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Acts 2 Scene 5). The meaning? (1) Some men are born great. They do not have to work for it. The inherit … Continue reading
Posted in Elders and Deacons, leadership
Tagged 1 Peter 5:2, 1 Timothy 3:1, 2 Corinthians 12:15, 2 Corinthians 5:14, book shepherds wake up, choosing to be a leader, compulson, deacons, desire to lead, ego, elders, hard work, Jesus was a servant, jj turner, leadership, love, money, Philippians 1:15-16, prayer warriors, preachers, shakespeare, some have greatness thrust upon them, some men acheive greatness, some men are born great, song leaders, teachers, twelfth night
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“Conspicuous Conservation”
Two young economists, Steve and Allison Sexton (twins), argue that the popularity of the Toyota Prius is found in “conspicuous conservation.” Steve Sexton explains, “The Honda Civic hybrid looks like a regular Honda Civic. The Ford Escape hybrid looks like … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Dedication, pride
Tagged allison sexton, book when to rob a bank, boulder colorado, collin campbell, conspicuous conservation, ego, ford, ford escape, freakonomics, genuine devotion, grren halo, honda, honda civic, hybrid, in the news, Levitt and Dubner, Matthew 6, motives, steve sexton, to be seen of men, toyota, toyota camry, toyota prius, toyoto corolla
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The Devil Tempts Jesus
“We do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Let us consider how the devil tempted Jesus and how Jesus handled the … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Temptation, Textual study
Tagged dave miller, Deuteronomy 6, Deuteronomy 8, earthly ambition, ego, fleshly appetites, get behind me satan, Hebrews 4:15, james snowden, Jesus quotes scripture, Jesus tempted, kerry duke, Luke 4, lust of eye, lust of flesh, Matthew 4, peter and satan simular rebuke, pride of life, Psalm 91, satan, satan quotes scripture, satan's lures, short cut to kingdom, temptation, the devil, vain glory
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Feud Over Credit
Morton/Jackson(1) William Morton (1819-1868), was a dentist. He was obsessed with one thing. He said, “If only I could pull teeth painlessly, I would become the richest dentist in Boston, perhaps the entire world.” Later, Morton studied medicine and chemistry under Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, science
Tagged aluminum, america, anesthesia, charles jackson, charles martin hall, crawford w. long, dentistry, diethyl ether, discovery, ego, feud, france, john hudson tiner, joseph burnet, joseph warren, painless tooth extraction, patent, paul heroult, Philippians 1, samuel morse, surgery, who gets credit, william morton
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