There once was a man who kept being visited by a couple of Jehovah Witnesses (JW’s). As someone who had been raised a strict Catholic and who had now abandoned organized religion, the man steadfastly denied the JW’s the opportunity to talk to him. Finally one day he let them in and sat down and had a talk…
I am not a big fan of statistics but one I read recently did catch my attention. According to a book by Callan Rush, 97 percent of a business’ potential clients are NOT looking for that business’ product, program or service. In fact, only 3 percent of a business’ potential clients are actively searching for what that…
This Wednesday, January 22, is the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in our country. Over the years a variety of organizations have sprung up to work to protect the unborn. My favorite pro-life organization is Lutherans for Life (LFL). The first thing that makes LFL exceptional is that it doesn’t get involved…
It was announced last week that the Target security breach was more serious than originally thought. Back in December Target announced that a data breach affecting 40 million of its customers had taken place. Now Target is saying that the breach affected 70 million customers. Whether you have been personally affected by Target’s security breach or…
The following is an excerpt from an article by Rev. Dr. Robert Newton, president of the California/Nevada/Hawaii District of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The title of the article is “Facing Challenges of the Post-Christian World” and it appeared in the November-December, 2013 issue of The Lutheran Layman. The world’s antagonism toward God’s Word…
In order to be admitted into the United States as a state in 1896 the state of Utah was required to write into its constitution a law banning polygamy. Skip ahead to today. Just in time for Christmas, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying the law “conflicts with…
The world lost a great world leader this past week; Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. Most people are familiar with the details of his life story. One thing that everyone can agree on is that he inspired hope in people. He grew up in one of the most racially segregated places on earth. In the early days…
This was the week of the long-awaited Des Moines Quilt Show. Once again the show did not disappoint. One of the highlights of the show for me was a group of quilts from Caohagan, a tiny island in the Philippines. About 15 years ago a quilter moved to the island and started teaching the natives to quilt.…
The August, 2013 issue of Financial Insights from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has an interesting article about speculative investing. The article talks about stock market participants who “buy the rumor, sell the news.” According to the article, here’s how it works: Suppose XYZ Corp. is known to be developing a new product that savvy outsiders…
There are a number of things recorded in the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, that are confirmed by the physical world around us. Let’s look at four of these “predictions.” Genesis chapter one, verse one says that the earth had a definite beginning; “In the beginning God created the heavens and…
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