My Father is Taking Me Home
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Character
I Go On Shouting
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Honesty
In his book Integrity, Ted Engstrom tells this story: For Coach Cleveland Stroud and the Bulldogs of Rockdale County High School [Conyers, Georgia], it was their championship season: 21 wins and 5 losses on the way to the Georgia boy’s basketball tournament last March, then a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the state finals. ✖ You
Bishop Fled the Scene after Hitting Cyclist
An Episcopal bishop, Heather Cook, struck a cyclist with her car and fled the scene in December 2014. While she was fleeing, Thomas Palermo, a married father of two, lay dying. Other cyclists tracked Cook down, confronted her, and she returned to the scene. ✖ You are unauthorized to view this information; you need a
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Americans Lying about Church Attendance
A study published in May 2014 suggested Americans are likely to exaggerate how often they are in church, and how much they exaggerate can depend on the setting in which they’re asked. ✖ You are unauthorized to view this information; you need a membership. You can join Sermon Sparks here.
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Video Games Get More Popular the Faster You Die
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Self-Control Is Contagious
Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell, “Self-Control Is Contagious,” in 300 Illustrations for Preachers, ed. Elliot Ritzema (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015). A 2010 study found that self-control can be contagious. The study, conducted in a laboratory setting, found that watching or even thinking about someone with good self-control makes others more likely to show
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Returning $40,000 Found in a Couch
Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell, “Returning $40,000 Found in a Couch,” in 300 Illustrations for Preachers, ed. Elliot Ritzema (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015). A $20 couch turned out to be worth a whole lot more for a group of New York college students. They purchased the lumpy couch from a thrift store, but
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