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Trip to the NCAA in Orlando

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ORLANDO, FLA. –  What a great experience it was traveling with the ORU basketball team to the NCAA Tournament last week, even if the trip was cut short by a first round loss. It was the first time in many years that I attended the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as a part of team and…

The Crowd can divert us from our desire to reach out to Jesus

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It was an amazing sight. People waiting in line for hours. Strangers talking to strangers, sharing their stories. Everyone was waiting for one man. They had set up a stage up for this man, and groupies had packed in tightly, hoping they could touch him. As he walked out on the catwalk, a guitar slung…

Performance reviews make me want to quit

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Performance reviews are a key part of most workplaces, providing an opportunity to reflect on past performance and set goals for the future. However, many employees view them as an administrative task that has little impact on their personal growth and development. If you’re looking to make the most of your performance review and produce…

We don’t see television shows like The Rifleman anymore

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One of my favorite shows growing up was The Rifleman, starring the late Chuck Connors. It was set in the Old West and every episode was a morality play. The good guys always won. Filmed in black and white, The Rifleman had a five-year run on ABC that began in 1958. The setting was a…

You can learn God’s lessons anywhere, even at Wal-Mart

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“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Rom. 12:12). I must confess that one of my weaknesses is a lack of patience. I think I am fairly good with the hope thing, and the faith things is pretty strong in my life, but that middle one, patience, gets me every time. For…

An interesting question, what gender is a computer?

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What Gender is a computer? There were a group of adults that were taking a course at a community college and after a few weeks of classes, the professor decided to have some fun one day by asking a question. As a little learning activity, he divided the students up and put the men on…

Irish eyes have to keep smiling with these kinds of jokes

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When I was a student at Nathan Hale High School, I had a weekend job as a pizza cook at Irish Mike Clancy’s Pizza Parlor on Mingo Road just north of 11th Street. Back in the late 1960s, there wasn’t a pizza parlor on every corner. Irish Mike was a former pro wrestler who was…

‘Jesus Revolution’ inspires

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If you lived during the late 1960s and early 1970s, you experienced a time in our nation’s history that is very similar to today. That became very evident to me while watching the film Jesus Revolution. This column is usually about sports, and sometimes travel, however, there are other sports stories on this page to…

God Bless the Country Churches and their PARTS!

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And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” (Luke 2:49, NASB) I was reared in a good ole country church called Six Mile Baptist. You have seen churches just like it: gravel driveway and parking lot,…

Are your ex-employees killing your company reputation?

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We all know companies that if we had the opportunity, we would never consider working for them or refer one of our friends.  Where did that information come from? Social media is filled with ex-employees’ thoughts on their previous workplace. Just because they don’t work for you anymore doesn’t mean they can’t impact your future….