Why revivals stop
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Sayings of the Desert Fathers
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Car does not start when he buys vanilla ice cream
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Did you ever imagine that an “Ice Cream” could shake the entire General Motors? In 2010, the Pontiac Division of General Motors received a very funny complaint from one of its customers. It was so weird & bizarre that it took the entire General Motors by storm. However, on reading the entire Case, this definitely caught our interest and we realized that this is by far an epic case of...
Wikipedia, Nupedia and radar
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Perfection is good. Very good. But it can also be a hindrance in many situations – blocking advance. During WWII the Nazis were developing a radar system. They were ahead of Britain that was also developing a radar system. The Nazi scientists did not use their system before they have perfected it. The British air force started to use their system immediately and improved as they go. The Germans...
The Story Of “Messiah” by Handle
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George Frideric Handel was mainly a composer of operas. In fact, he composed dozens of them. Though his productions were popular in 18th century London, Handel had his enemies – he was a foreigner, born in Germany, by many accounts not a very likeable fellow, and his rivals detested his style of opera. He was also kind of a large, awkward man, rough and hot-tempered enough to earn...
When the game is not a game anymore
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El” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>El Salvador national team at 1970 Mexico World Cup. / El Salvador.com, CC0. How big or important must something be before disappointment will end up in killing you – literally. Apparently not that much. Ameilia Bolaños was not a great athlete. She was not an actress or a politician. But many remember her for the greatest mistake of her...
giving to others can never be overemphasized
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It is quite nice to receive something. Like presents for Christmas. But very few people remember what they received ten years ago for Christmas. But something very strange happens when you bless or give something to someone for Christmas. People will begin with: You know there was one Christmas I will never forget… and then they will tell you about something they gave to someone to make...
Should we not beat our wives?
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Some questions seemingly have easy answers. But the issues is simply that the answer that is very simple in one culture, is not so easy to answer in another culture. For instance: Is it wrong to beat our wives? Is it not a duty that we have? A group of men in Western South Asia asked this question to two female missionaries: ‘Should we not be beating our wives?’ Unlike some corners of...
She died in the Auschwitz extermination camp on February 18…
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Don’t you also have the feeling – from time to time – that you know nothing and are saying to yourself: “You know, you do not really know anything about life.” I do. Often. And that is when I am seeing the unimaginable suffering of millions – if it is in a squatter camp on the outskirts of a big city, or rubbish-dump people, or reading about the killing fields...
Was God on the subway that day?
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How many times do we hear the words: “This was just a series of fortunate incidents.” “This is just pure luck.” All sorts of expressions. There are many most astonishing stories in life. If you are not a Christian, it cannot be a miracle, because only God can supersede the ordinary and do miracles. For Christians, the answers are not so difficult. Like the day the God was...