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The Worst Industrial Accident In History ...
Contributed by Wayne Presnell on Feb 10, 2009 (message contributor)
"The worst industrial accident in history occurred on April 26, 1986, in the town of Chernobyl in north central Ukraine of the former Soviet Union. It was caused by two electrical engineers who were playing around with one of the nuclear reactors. They were conducting an unauthorized experiment trying to see how long a turbine would freewheel (or keep spinning) when the power was turned off. To do this, they had to manually override six separate computer-driven alarm systems. Each time the computer would warn, ’Stop! Dangerous! Go no further!’ Each time the warning was foolishly disregarded. The end result was a major explosion, thirty-one immediate deaths, untold eventual deaths, and the release of 100 million curies of radionuclides into the atmosphere that circulated worldwide. Only time will determine the full extent and destruction of the accident.
"Often, we — like those foolish engineers — fail to heed the warning given to us by the Holy Spirit: ’Stop! Dangerous! Go no further!’ As a result, there comes a point when our restlessness and refusal to listen to the Spirit’s warning leads us to cross the line from restlessness to rebellion." - Jerry Sutton (The Way Back Home (Broadman & Holman)
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Annie Johnson Flint's Life On Earth Could Never ... PRO
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 6, 2004
Annie Johnson Flint’s life on earth could never be measured in any degree by comfort and ease; quite the contrary, from childhood her body endured the onslaught of Rheumatoid Arthritis until she could no longer rise from bed. Over the years the affliction took a great toll, leaving her with no ...read more
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The Inability To Love PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 26, 2004
Ortberg notes this about the inability to love: 1. The most serious sign of hurry sickness is a diminished capacity to love. Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is one thing hurried people don’t have (87). 2. The truth is look around at our society ...read more
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Seoul -- At His Father's Funeral, American Carl ...
Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 15, 2007
Seoul -- At his father’s funeral, American Carl Lewis placed his 100-meter gold medal from the 1984 Olympics in his father’s hands. "Don’t worry," he told his surprised mother. "I’ll get another one." A year later, in the 100-meter final at the 1988 games, Lewis was competing against Canadian ...read more
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Let Me Close With A Poem That Was Read Out At The ...
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 12, 2004
Let me close with a poem that was read out at the Queen Mother’s funeral; which I think sums up the Christian faith very well. "I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and ...read more
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Let Me Close With A Poem That Was Read Out At The ...
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 12, 2004
Let me close with a poem that was read out at the Queen Mother’s funeral; which I think sums up the Christian faith very well. "I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and ...read more
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