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Recently Kgo Talk Radio In San Francisco ... PRO
Contributed by Dr. Randy Croft on Jul 5, 2004 (message contributor)
Recently KGO talk radio in San Francisco conducted a call-in poll. Ronn Owens invited listeners to express their opinion. Thirty-five percent said yes, 33 percent said no and 32 percent were undecided. One listener, aghast at the large number of undecideds, protested, "It’s this sort of apathy that’s ruining America."
The only problem with all these responses was that the radio station had never posed any question. The people were listening, but they weren’t attentive. They really weren’t tuned in. Often our bodies are in church,...
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The Miracle Of God's Presence PRO
Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Sep 5, 2002
THE MIRACLE OF GOD’S PRESENCE Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." “Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is ...read more
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Ucla Alumni And Fans Made Ucla Football Coach ... PRO
Contributed by Dale Harlow on Sep 5, 2002
UCLA alumni and fans made UCLA football coach Pepper Rodgers’s life miserable during a season when his Bruins got off to a horrible start. Nobody in Southern California would hang out with him. "My dog was my only true friend," Rodgers said of that year. "I told my wife that every man needs at ...read more
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Losing Control, One Mistake At A Time PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 5, 2002
LOSING CONTROL, ONE MISTAKE AT A TIME "According to the Associated Press, on December 14, 1996, a 763-foot grain freighter, the Bright Field, was heading down the Mississippi at New Orleans, Louisiana, when it lost control, veered toward the shore, and crashed into a riverside shopping mall. At ...read more
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You Are Familiar With Albrecht Durer's Famous ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 5, 2002
"You are familiar with Albrecht Durer’s famous painting "The Praying Hands," but do you know the story behind it? The painting was inspired by the sacrificial, loving acts of a friend. Durer and an older friend were struggling to make a go as artists. Recognizing Durer’s talent, the older man took ...read more
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Telling Everyone PRO
Contributed by Dale Harlow on Sep 5, 2002
TELLING EVERYONE In a Rolling Stone interview, Tanya Donelly, lead singer of Grammy-nominated alternative rock band Belly, notes, "For some reason, God is embarrassing to people. It doesn’t embarrass somebody to talk about how they got completely bombed the night before and puked all over ...read more
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