tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39310613467475959832012-02-14T19:28:46.540-06:00Nothing but great testimonies and stories to inspire one's confidence in the Lord and in each other.The life we lead is our witness.mr. davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14001237172208625834noreply@blogger.comBlogger2321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931061346747595983.post-69793383836170179542012-02-14T07:00:00.007-06:002012-02-14T07:00:12.521-06:00

Lost DogPeed on the couch,Chewed the kids toys up,And dug up the backyard,WE STILL WANT HIM BACK!Along with all of the more important details this sign was posted in my neighborhood one day while walking Francis the Dog. I believe this pretty much sums up how any dog owner would feel like when they're dog has gone missing. And unfortunately this past week I found out how hard it is to also lose

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Any pet owner can probably tell you at least one story of rescuing their pet from harms way. Especially those sneaky little kittens and puppies as they begin new discoveries whether its in the bathroom tub,a kitchen cabinet, or underneath the couch. And I bet any owner who did rescue their pet from harms way received some expression of gratitude from them, too. I remember risking a cold winter's

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"I love that coat!" my co-worker exclaimed as we watched a dog-walker walk by our office window."Oh, my gosh! Wow! I love Golden Retrievers and that is a gorgeous coat on him."I replied."I was talking about the woman,Dave!"That's what so great about each individual,we carry our own perception and creative viewpoint on just about everything,including God.One of my favorite books is simply titled

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One of the great places to find peace is at The Quiet Zone which can be found inside the giraffe house at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. During the winter months these lengthy, peaceful creatures are confined to indoors. The house is small but quaint and on any given day you will find someone just sitting in there watching, meditating,and forgetting all of the outside world. Ahhh,yes...peace, a great

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So..what could John 3:16 and a honey badger possibly have in common? They both were taken notice of before and during football games this past weekend:1. The scripture verse of John 3:16 was seen by over 30 million viewers who watched Tim Tebow continue and unfortunately end his amazing season. Focus on the Family ran a 30 second commercial during the first half of the game,showing a group of

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Tebow mania strikes again! Tim Tebow pulls out another miracle this past Sunday in a playoff game. The first play in overtime he throws an 80 yard touchdown pass to beat the heavily favored Pittsburgh Steelers.As the media has been having a field day with this and hyping Tebow's every miraculous move the last few weeks; and with the obvious interjection of "Is God playing favorites,here?", there

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This past year I witnessed:1. A death defying cat who walked a high-wire act.2. Some dogs who could jump rope with a human.3. A man water skiing atop 2 dolphins used as his ski's.4. Tim Tebow, known as the Jesus Quarterback, defying critics and taking the country by storm.5. And... seeing my own photographic talents exceed my expectations in one giant swoop.What do all these acts have in

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This accompanying photo you see is one that made its rounds all over the world via the internet last Christmas season. The story behind this photo is a simple one: this stray dog had been wandering around a certain neighborhood for a few days and one night found the perfect place to rest.I love what this photo simply conveys toward us as we approach the New Year: choosing to find peace, rest and

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Even though I am a huge classic movie buff I was not aware of this film, nor even it being considered a Christmas film, until last December 2010. I caught maybe the last ten minutes of it after midnight on Christmas Eve and the last scene was so powerful, I had to rent it and watch from start to finish. With that said, here you are:Imagine yourself living in a big city or state where the economy

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This 1989 film starring Chevy Chase has become not only one of my favorites, but a cult classic that many people view more than once during the holiday season, and for good reason. While viewing this film and studying the humongous amount of funny quotes it has to offer, it is no wonder it has replaced the classics likeIts A Wonderful Life as the must see holiday movie every season.Chevy Chase

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This holiday film is a hidden gem that somehow gets lost within the bombardment of otherwise quality and traditional Christmas movies. This story has such an impact ending that it is worthy of watching with the entire family.In Christmas with the Kranks, Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis play Luther and Nora Kranks, a well-to-do couple who find themselves spending their first Christmas without their

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It's that time of year again for some more of my Christmas movie reviews. I thought I would start off with some obscure but important Christmas films that should be viewed by everyone at least once. First up is one of my favorites Joyeux Noel:Aside from the various stories about the real meaning of Christmas,the birth of Christ, there is probably no other more powerful Christmas film than Joyeux

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A conversation with a couple of friends at work on whether football or any other sport should be played on Christmas Day because it is such a spiritual holiday, led to this great debate: Is Christmas the more spiritual holiday rather than Thanksgiving Day?The most obvious answer would be Christmas Day, the day we celebrate Jesus birth.But, I beg to differ if we are talking about those of us who

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I wanna do somethin' that mattersSay somethin' differentSomethin' that sets the whole world on it's ear.I wanna do somethin' better with the time I've been givenand I want to try to touch a few hearts in this life.To leave nothing less than something that saysI was here. - Lady Antebellum's "I Was Here"Lately I've been thinking about these three words "leaving a legacy",and it

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An old man is sitting on his porch one day despondent over losing his wife. A neighbor's young son comes over and sits on his lap. Later that day at dinner the boy's mother asks her son what did he say to the old man. His reply,"I didn't say anything. I just helped him cry."Sometimes there are moments when no words are needed.

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The streets are bordered with Elm trees, Ash trees, some Oak, and even some Willow trees. On most days just after 3pm you'll see grade school children walking home with smiles on their faces, filled with laughter, and much chatter. And on the other side of the street you see a white haired lady walking her Beagle, some days it's an older gentleman walking his German Shepherd. On each of the

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Every year I find it amusing when we pull out an old scary movie to watch during trick-or-treat season and find it to not be so scary after all. As we grow older the films we watched in our preteens and teens that once frightened us we now see as humorous. And after a few more viewings we can pick out the many flaws that the directors so carelessly missed.A girl who's trying to escape the

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Yes, it's that time of year again to stir up that great debate on: "When is it okay to put up the Christmas decorations in stores?"This year my first sighting of Christmas was in a Menard's store on the second to last week of September. And it wasn't just an aisle of string lights and lighted snowmen; it was a full fledged onslaught of everything Christmas,at least 10 aisles to choose from.I

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Imagine your life as being really good: you have a good job,great friends, great family, you coach a Little League baseball team where all the kids love you, and you live in a nice, big home in a wealthy community. Now imagine yourself going to a baseball playoff game, having front row seats, then leave after the game having your whole world collapse in the blink of an eye.The setting is October,

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I never thought I would travel 2,000 miles away from the Midwest,go to a football game in Southern California, and find some love for Detroit there; but I did. And, Detroit wasn't even the opposing team.Detroit is known as the Motor City of America, but in recent years it has been known as the underdog of America. In the last 3 years this city has faced:Economic despair and massive lay-offs at

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Place a pair of unlaced shoes upon your feet.Turn off the lights in the room so it is completely dark to where you can't even see your feet.Then try tying your shoes.Now, if you are like me, you should have found that even tying your shoes in the dark was easy. Why? Because we follow the same routine everyday when placing shoes upon our feet,so we should have gained enough confidence to where we

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" My car died on a desert road and I found myself having to walk 2 miles in 100 degree heat to the nearest town. I walked into the local diner there to get a glass of water and was completely stared upon by the locals. I was dripping wet with perspiration from the extreme heat and my shirt was completely soaked. The townspeople perceived me as being some kind of homeless person who had just

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On my ride to work the other morning I began searching through the pre-sets on my car radio, like I usually would do on a Saturday morning. One stop was the country channel which brought me this little ditty:I work sun-up to sun downain't to proud to be sweeping the floorsBank has started callingand the wolves are at my doorFour dollars and change at the pumpcost of livin's high and going

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Within the coin change I received from a sales clerk the other day was a shiny new quarter. And on that quarter I was surprised to still find the words In God We Trust. I always found it humorous when certain groups go to great lengths to take the name of God out of everything, but never make it an issue on the dollar bills they so willingly spend. America has been making a habit of it lately in

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After reading this past week about one of our fallen soldier's,a Navy Seal named Jon Tumilson killed in Afghanistan, and his faithful dog Hawkeye lying beside the casket at his funeral,I couldn't help but think about the true story of Hachiko. Here's a review I wrote on this film last year: You may want keep a box of kleenex close by when reading this one. After waiting a few months on Netflix

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Nope, the title's not a misprint nor is this another blog post on saying hello, but it is now a ministry, a much needed ministry. The state of Texas is now in it's tenth month of a severe drought, the longest such drought in 100 years. And this not only affects farmers, it affects all of us in the United States. Many Texas farmers have been forced to sell their cattle due to insufficient hay and

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Text,Text,Text,Bamm! Plunk! Splash!!! I remember last year the You Tube video that literally made it's way around the world and embarrassed one young lady. She had been walking through a shopping mall feverishly texting someone on her cell phone,and not paying attention to where she was walking. The next thing you know she found herself falling into the huge fountain in the center of the mall.

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"If your dream ain't bigger than you, than there's something wrong with your dream."- Deion Sanders Political speeches? Nope. Deep theological speeches? Nope. Some of the most fascinating and inspirational speeches are those coming from pro football players who are enshrined into the Hall Fame each year. Being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame is one of the more prestigious honors and always

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For Rachel Beckwith's 9th birthday this past June, she asked her family and friends to donate to a charity to provide fresh clean water to families in other countries. With the help of her parents, Rachel posted a website with the goal of collecting only $300 for clean water projects.Since 2009, there have been 2,321 clean water projects that have provided fresh water to more than 1 million

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The other day I walked into a Home Depot store and was quickly greeted with a hello.And then another and another. Each of these orange vested employees must have been instructed by store management to obviously greet each customer they come in contact with. Probably just another way of reaching out to the customer to build a good repoire.Once I found what I was looking for, I made my way back

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"I have a smile on my face and tears running down my face from the strong presence of God in the studio today...God is moving!!!"---Kari JobeNow your probably thinking that,"Sure, God's presence is easily felt by Hillsong worship leader Kari Jobe because that's what she does everyday,lead thousands of Christians around the world into worship." But, you don't necessarily need to be a worship

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Have you ever had the chance to net $250,000 and decided to just do the right thing instead and hope for some kind of reward? Nope, me neither. But a Yankees fan named Christian Lopez did do the right thing.The New York Yankees Derek Jeter reached an unprecedented milestone of 3,000 hits in his career in a baseball game last week. And for that storied franchise he was the first Yankee to achieve

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I never thought shredding documents (financial,old business documents,tax forms) from the past could be so enlightening. This past Saturday I spent an hour(thought it would take much longer)literally shredding away my past. I had gone through junk I was holding onto that I should have gotten rid of long ago. One thing you should know is: I am not a pack rat and do not hold onto "everything",only

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Lets face it, whether it's: a guinea pig, a dog, a cat, a bird, or a rabbit,they are our pets and we love them. We get so attached to them that they become part of our family.And though they are not considered human and we can't use them as a tax deduction,they do have a brain and a heart,and are able to show emotions.And in fact,Animal Behaviorist Specialists can now pin-point down to a science

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I do not ever recall someone pulling a gun out and Superman turning away quickly to fly away;forgetting that he was the Man of Steel who could withstand bullets,can you?In recent months we have seen the Church continue in some strange unorthodox behavior. One of which is so disturbing because it involves so many church leaders.1. A church in the South made headlines for removing a special needs

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Last week 2 of the 4 major sports crowned a new champion. But what quickly became more newsworthy were some of the athletes behavior before and even during their championship games:The Miami Heat basketball team were already under a microscope stemming from celebrating a championship a little too prematurely. Before the season even began the 3 superstar free agents Bosh, Wade and Lebron, who

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Human Dignity + Compassion = PeaceThis was California's top teacher Mr. Simon's winning essay in a contest in 1965. It was a contest in which you had to write in 25 words or less "How to End The World's Problems". Mr. Simon's answer was just 4 simple words which netted him a brand new car.Ed Harris plays teacher Mr. Simon in the film That's What I am, based on a true story of an 8th grade class

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An Ozark Christian College freshman named Natalia Puebla was killed during the tornado that devastated the small town of Joplin, Mo. The school was not damaged in the storm and classes had ended just a day or two before this tragedy. Regarding Natalia, one of her Professor's commented:"I still had a stack of papers to grade when the tornado hit. Today I looked and on the top of the stack there

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When I first heard this story it didn't really floor me as much as after hearing it a second time through a recent radio interview, and then it became "real":The Christian rock/alternative band Sanctus Real came out with their 5th album in March 2010 called Pieces of a Real Heart. All of the songs written by the band, and most notably by the lead singer Matt Hammitt, are all about the heart,

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"I'm bald,jobless,have no money,and I live with my parents.Every decision I have made in my life has been wrong. I am the complete opposite of everyone else in the universe."This is the plight of George Costanza in one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes.And Jerry's advice to George is simple,"If every instinct you have is wrong, than the opposite would have to be right."As soon as George decides to

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The last few days have been filled with mixed emotions and thoughts on life,in particular the various celebrations of life:Renewed life:One day last week, and only within one hour of each other, two people were giving praise reports of being freed of cancer. One was a minister friend from the South whose brother had received a clean bill of health,free of cancer. He had been diagnosed with cancer

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One of the great things about vacation is it's way of us escaping reality for a week. But that of course depends on your travel destination. If you live in the Midwest then pretty much anywhere there's palm trees and tropic temperatures is a way of escape. You may find yourself eating lunch or dinner at a restaurant with an incredible ocean view and begin to think to yourself: wow, I could live

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When I saw the headline God's Gift Chooses to Play Hoops at St. John's it naturally peaked my interest. And who the article was referring to was a power forward from Nigeria named God's Gift Achiuwa. God's Gift is one of six children and their father is a minister. The name of God's Gift's siblings:three brothers named Promise,God's Will,and Precious; his sisters are named Grace and Peace.I have

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Within Tenth Avenue North's song Hold My Heart is a story we can all relate to. The lead singer and a friend were both going through some hard times and within their struggles they found themselves asking something we all may have asked at one time or another:How long must I prayMust I pray to You?How long must I waitMust I wait for You? I do not know anyone who hasn't grappled with that

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"The Cross is the cornerstone of our faith. It is the source of our healing and our hope. Through the Cross God has provided all we need for the life of godliness.In fact, the Apostle Paul stated,'I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." ---Dr. Charles StanleyI could even extend what Stanley is alluding to even more, as Apostle Paul would also remind us

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By now you have probably watched at least some part of the live web-cam on the eagles nest in northern Iowa.In fact,close to 33 million people have viewed it so far. The eagles nest was built by the pair in 2007,sits 80 feet high in a cottonwood tree on a farm and weighs up to 1 and a half tons. The camera was hooked up atop the tree in November 2010 a few months before the eagles started

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In recent weeks there's been much brougha,critique,or just plain much ado about nothing surrounding Facebook. I think much of it stems from the media highlighting the fact that some folks have chosen to make the ultimate sacrifice and give up Facebook for Lent. And if you are one of those who did then I applaud you! But the past couple of weeks I have discovered an actual importance to

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On a recent visit to the zoo I got the chance to see these African Wild dogs venture outside for their very first time. It was amazing to see their reaction to such simple things:1.Papa teaching the young pups on how to tug on a Christmas tree and one of the pups coming away with barely a tree stem as he stumbles backward a few feet. He's not quite big and strong enough as pop's, yet!2. Two of

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"Rules minus relationship equals rebellion"- Josh McDowellFor some of us it takes a really long time before we actually grow up. And one of the biggest obstacles we need to hurdle before we can grow up is our selfishness.If any of you follow March Madness then you may be familiar with the Fab Five,the nickname given to the 1991-1994 Michigan basketball team. A recent documentary of this team

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In the past 2 weeks the initials CBA,which stand for Collective Bargaining Agreement, has been in the news. One concerning the upcoming football season and the other for the union issues in Wisconsin. But this past Friday morning I got to participate in another far more important CBA,one I'd like to call a Collective Believing Agreement .As I was driving in my car to work Friday morning at the

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The one thing these 2 pictures have in common is both animals appear to be thinking.And besides being of 2 different species of animal,the other noticeable difference you see is that the lion appears to be thinking in peace, where as the gorilla looks like he is hard at work thinking.During my years as a Youth Pastor the one quote I probably used the most on the teens was, "Thinking can be

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It's 5:30 am, your alarm clock rings, you hit the snooze button for ten minutes more, or you simply shut off the alarm and choose to sleep an extra few minutes. But if you do the latter, like I sometimes do, you really aren't getting any extra sleep because you are subconsciously looking at that clock every minute. So what we are really doing is just prolonging the idea of actually rising up to

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Even though football season is over, the Michael Vick controversies and discussions still remain. In the last two weeks I've heard:1. One national sports reporter comment,"Only Michael Vick knows if he really is remorseful."2. A Chicago baseball player, who is also an animal rights activist,said that he wished Vick would've gotten hurt during this past football season. And he readily admits that

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Imagine yourself living in a big city or state where the economy is bad, unemployment is high, many people in need of food, and all the politicians are crooked. You then decide to protest these ills of society by threatening to jump off the roof of City Hall on Christmas Eve unless things improve. Do you think anything would change? Would anybody care?This is the premise behind Frank Capra's 1941

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An acquaintance of mine a few years back requested my help from some contacts I knew in regards to her getting some t-shirts printed. Her design for the front of the shirt was a dog and the letters D.O.G. And on the back of the shirt was an acronym of those letters spelling out: Depend On GodMy thoughts traced back to that slogan during this past week's blizzard here in Chicago. On Tuesday

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The Silence is Golden proverb has been around for years and has been used in many different facets. So when is silence not golden?I have recently been revisiting the life of one of my favorite authors and ancestor Mark Twain. In his autobiography Twain recalls an incident during his boyhood days, one that meant such a great deal to him that it stayed in his memory for years. Before Twain brings

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No, wait! Don't answer that! This isn't a guessing game and if it were, you would most assuredly guess wrong. Nor is this a rhetorical question, but simply the title of a film that includes probably one of the greatest scenes in American film history.This 1967 movie stars Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier. The story is about an interracial couple wanting to get married. Up

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It always amazes me how much you can learn from an animal's behavior,and in this case it was the dog. One early morning a couple of weeks ago Francis the dog, who is almost 14 years old, refused to climb up 2 steps. The dog will run around the yard, take a giant leap from 5 yards away onto a 2 step porch with no fear, but inside the house he didn't want to go up a lousy 2 step staircase. These 2

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"Today we are faced with the preeminent fact that,if civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships--the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together and work together in the same world,at peace." -F.D. Roosevelt,1945I saw this quote while visiting the museum at the St. Louis Arch and thought it was

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When you think of mountain climbers who scale treacherous heights for enjoyment you probably think of them as either people who are crazy to risk their life for pleasure, or admire them for their mental toughness and willingness to try something so dangerous. I kind of side both ways but do admire them not only for their mental toughness, but having faith in their ability to climb to such heights

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I can't think of a better way to end 2010 and encourage you for the New Year which we are about to embark on than with this:On December 3 Chicago lost a legend in Ron Santo, a 9-time all-star third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. When you mention the name Ron Santo you most likely associate him with the Cubs and with diabetes and his perseverance to survive. Ron Santo for years endured: diabetes,

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Imagine yourself walking through the downtown streets of Chicago or New York City at Christmas time and you see a 6-foot-three man dressed in an elf costume. Now if it were a much smaller elf your natural instinct would be that he is an assistant to a store front Santa at Macy's. But seeing an elf as tall as a tree walking the streets your instinct would probably be it's a crazy man wandering

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A Christmas Carol was written in 1843 by Charles Dickens in Britain. It was at a time when the real meaning of Christmas was being forgotten and Christmas trees and greeting cards were first introduced. This story still stands as one of the greatest influences in rejuvenating the Christmas Spirit in England.Although there have been many versions made of this classic tale, this 1951 original film

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Some of the most recognizable lines in film history come from this story. Lines such as; "You'll shoot your eye out!" and "I triple-dog-dare you!" will forever be in the hearts and minds of both young and old.Believe it or not this movie was not a big hit at the box-office when it came out in 1983. In fact it was considered a blockbuster dud. But today it is the most watched Christmas film on

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Yes, it's that time of year again! I thought I would kick off this holiday season with an original classic. In case you missed any of last year's reviews you can search through the archives column of November and December 2009.This 1947 classic starring Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young is one of the forgotten films in the genre of Christmas films. This movie delivers a great message on

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The other day I saw a church sign that read:Thanksgiving is good, but thanks living is betterHaving a heart of thanksgiving everyday, what a novel idea!But sometimes it is hard to have a grateful heart when you are going through a difficulty. My Pastor often reminds us to look at what we have and where we live and compare it to places that don't have any of these essential items: We have a

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The pelicans are one of the more unique birds that is so easily recognizable. They definitely stand out in a crowd with their large pouched bill. These birds can easily catch fish just by opening their mouth and expanding their throat pouch in the water. But once they reach a surface above the water they need to drain all that water before actually swallowing their meal.One of the pelicans more

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No,this is not a report from the fashion police,and no snoddy remarks from Joan Rivers, nor am I going to try to persuade you to switch your clothing attire. But I will try to point out to you a whole different approach into your dressing for success.If you follow football and even if you don't but watch other sports, you are aware of the team with the star on their helmet and coming from Texas.

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One of the few outdoor winter events I enjoy viewing is the sled dog races held at the local Arboretum every January. There is nothing more incredible than hearing 45 dogs all howling together in the cold winter air, as they wait to be hitched up to their sleds. It is amazing to see how excited these dogs get when its their turn to run. Today there are many distinct breeds of dogs used in racing.

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I still marvel at the fearlessness of these big guys as they choose to nap in the strangest positions in such high places. They can choose the smallest of branches and lie there in complete peace with no fear.Having peace within our everyday lives can be a daily chore. We all struggle with it at one time or another. Whether it's a circumstance we are facing,a physical ailment suddenly occurs, our

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The Panda Bears are one of my favorites of the warm and fuzzy animals.Their uniqueness is obviously in their black and white patches and scientists have absolutely no explanation as to why all Pandas are born with these patches. When Pandas are born they typically weigh only 3-7 oz.and the male bear can grow up to 330 pounds.They are part of the bear family, are an endangered species, and live in

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"Welcome to Atlanta, where it is proper to eat chikin"--a cow dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind."Chikin zone next 3,000 miles"-- a cow in a safety vest in a construction zone.These are a couple of the humorous billboards posted in the southern states for Chik-Fil-A. This chicken fast-food restaurant, second largest to KFC, has been expanding to other areas of the country,

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Wherever you find trees you will also find a bushy tail critter known as the squirrel. Some are gray, some are black, some are red, and there are some that even fly. Some other animals that are in the squirrel family are: chipmunks, woodchucks, and prairie dogs.It is in the early spring when you will see the trees inundated with squirrels. This is due in part because the buried nuts are beginning

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"It was a sweet feeling. All the work I put in was for that moment. I pictured it playing out that way. It was the best ending I could think of as far as the whole story." -- Cain Velasquez,the new Ultimate Fighting Champion,spoke this after defeating the sport's biggest star in only 4 minutes and 12 seconds.I am not in the habit of using quotes from fighters and especially from a sport I have no

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One of my all-time favorites at the zoo are the sea lions.I love the way these characters can hamm it up for spectators and bark for attention from the trainers.Four years ago I got to spend some time at the zoo behind the scenes with these amazing creatures and their trainers and of course, I had a blast. They truly are one the most intelligent animals of God's creation.The sea lions are one of

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I am sure by now you have heard of the amazing rescue of the 33 miners in Chile who were trapped underground for a record 69 days beginning on August 5. The whole world watched diligently and many people prayed for a successful rescue. Once the rescue officially began with the miners being successfully pulled up from underground individually,one rescue operator had commented that these men were "

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You may want keep a box of kleenex close by when reading this one.After waiting a few months on Netflix it was finally "my turn" to watch the filmHachiko starring Richard Gere. It is an adaptation (and a good one) of the true story of a dog who faithfully waited for his master who wasn't coming home. I will part ways with the Hollywood version and give you the real story:Hachiko was an Akita mix

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When someone mentions to you the giraffe you instinctively think of the animal with the long legs and long neck. So when you look at the unique features of this animal and see how they live, it makes you wonder who else but God could create such an animal.This was part of a lunchtime conversation with some co-worker friends a couple of weeks ago.Here are some interesting facts I found about this

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Princess Giselle wakes up to an absolute mess in the apartment, opens the window and begins to sing.All of a sudden birds fly through the window, squirrels, mice, and rats appear. The next thing you know the Princess is now prancing around the room with the vacuum and singing "The Happy Working Song", while the rats and mice are scrubbing the sinks, tub and toilet.This is one of the many humorous

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Marshmallows roasting on an open fire, moonlight shining on the bay,words of praise being spoken by a choir of men, git your praise on, git your praise on, one and all! Last weekend at my church's men retreat we sat around a bonfire the first night and talked about the power of praise and how it keeps that spiritual fire within us still burning. Some 14 hours later that same bonfire was still

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"Sometimes you just gotta do it, cuz you know it's the right thing to do!"I think we can all relate to the fact that even when we want to be left alone, for one reason or another, sometimes we just have to give in and let that someone special get close to us. Whether that other person is seeking comfort,solace,peace,or just wanting to feel safe; it is the right thing to do.This picture says a lot

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Brian Wood, a 33 year old video game designer, is called a hero by his wife. But I would also call his heroic act a submission to love. Last week they were heading home when a car driven by an intoxicated young woman was in their path and going to hit them head on. Brian swerved his car so it would only hit the drivers side in order to protect his wife and unborn child on the passenger side.

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The waterfall was non-existent. No crashing sound of rushing water. No gurgling sound of the creek as it once rolled through the rocks and pebbled shore.This was what I came across as I began my usual after work run the other day. Part of the creek below the dam was kind of dried up. I used to be able to hear the crashing of the waves, but this day it was silent. It made the surrounding area feel

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This passed through my eyes via email a couple of months ago, a little ditty that answers the question, "Does God Exist?":A man went to the barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God the barber said,"I don't

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Did you ever wonder if it is actually possible to be swallowed up by a large fish and survive just as Jonah had done? In the last few weeks the mens class at my church has been studying the Book of Jonah, and one of the men brought up some actual evidence of strange occurrences similar to that of Jonah. Naturally this peaked my interest and I did some research and found this:The large fish that

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Have you ever been entrapped in anything for any length of time? Or maybe just stuck in a tough situation where there seems no end in sight? And through it all your mind is racing with fear,doubt,and anxiety. Then when you do get out of that what you are entrapped in, a big sigh of relief comes over you. But have you been changed?It has been said that you learn from your mistakes and your faith

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One of my favorite all time bands is the Eagles and I consider Don Henley as one of the great song writers of our generation. In recent years you can see a change in his spirituality through the songs that he's written; such as these lyrics to the song "Hole in the World":They say that anger is just love disappointed.They say that love is just a state of mind.But all this fighting over who will

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This past Sunday the guest speaker in my church was Father Zakaria Botros, the Coptic Priest who has a 60 million dollar bounty on his head by Al-Quada. Father Botros is the most effective Arab-American evangelist, and has been reaching Muslims with the gospel of Jesus Christ for over 40 years. Since being exiled from Egypt in 1989, he preaches in the Middle East via satellite radio and

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One of the advantages I have of sitting in the back of my church on Sunday mornings while recording the service for podcast, is viewing the congregation during worship.Yesterday I witnessed:African AmericansWhites HispanicsAsian AmericansArabicall worshiping God together in one accord. So when seeing this diverse group of people singing together "Jesus Messiah Lord of All" naturally it struck a

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While running on the trails the other day I came across a detour, (yes even in the woods there's some kind of construction these days), the trail I usually don't go on had some interesting nature info signs such as the one in the above picture. Of course what came to mind for me when seeing this sign was the interesting parallel between this seed and the seed mentioned in The Parable of the Sower

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1. Last week a Manhattan homeless man asked a New York exec for change. The woman didn't have any change but lent the man her American Express Platinum card."I asked her for change and told her I wasn't working. She said she only had a card. She said, 'Can I trust you?' I said, 'I'm honest, yes."Many who witnessed this act of kindness outside a New York restaurant doubted the man would return. A

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"Now when I go into the Hall today, I'm not going in alone. You see, I'm carrying my grandfather, I'm carrying my father and I'm carrying my son along with me; because I bear all their names. Now, I have to say to my dad and to my son, our name will be forever enshrined into the history of football."These words were spoken by Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys at his induction speech into the NFL

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I heard this great testimony in church a couple of weeks ago from a gentleman who was up here in Chicago from Florida visiting a family at our church and giving his testimony at a few churches: The man was in dire need of a liver transplant and was in a coma for 3 months. That whole entire time his wife stood by his side in faith praying for a miracle, while the doctors gave him no hope to live.

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Do you remember the first time you went into a haunted house at an amusement park? Most of us could probably answer that one easy and readily admit that, "yes, we were scared!"My first time entering a haunted house was in fifth grade and I can sort of remember myself being completely terrified. Especially passing by a closed coffin which opened in front of me and a vampire slowly rising out of

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I think our first lesson in deciphering between being wise and being foolish had to have been when we were 3 years old and the story of The Three Pigs. In case you've forgotten the story( yeah right!) I'll refresh your memory:When the three little pigs were old enough to go out on their own, their mother's advice to them was, "Whatever you do, do it the best you can because that's the way to get

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One of my favorite sports movies is the film Rudy. The true story of a teen,raised in a blue collar family, who would rather to go to school and play football at Notre Dame than work in the steel mill like his father, brother, and the ancestors before him.Rudy is a 165 pound kid, too small to play collegiate football, and can't get into Notre Dame because of his grades. The priest at Notre Dame

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Once our plane reached high above the clouds, one of the male stewards jokingly quipped:"Will the owner of a Blue Dodge Durango please come forward, you left your lights on!"Now,mind you, the steward had already warned us of his one liners by exclaiming:"If you don't like my jokes there are six exits on this plane: two in the front, two in the middle at the windows, and two at the end of the

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Here's one more "How Did They Do That" to ponder while Dave is away:Did you ever wonder how the director and film editor of The French Connection lost sight of the fact that a car lost 9 hubcaps during one of the greatest car chase scenes ever made?In the Oscar winning film of 1971, starring Gene Hackman, a car is giving chase to an elevated train through the streets of downtown Brooklyn. Along

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Here's more to ponder on while Dave is away:Did you ever wonder how they learned to make coffee?Legend has it that a shepherd named Kaldi was roaming the hills with his herd of goats around A.D. 850. One day he noticed his usually quiet herd behaving very strange: they were frolicking and prancing up and down the rocky slopes excitedly. The shepherd became curious of their strange behavior and

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While Dave is on vacation, here's something to ponder:Did you ever wonder how they named the hot dog?A guy named Feuchtwanger of Bavaria brought the sausage to America in the 1880's and began selling the frank in St. Louis. He offered the customers a pair of white cotton gloves to prevent them from burning their hands with each piping hot frank that he sold them. The gloves became too expensive

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