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“There are no victories at bargain prices,” Dwight Eisenhower said. Success costs sacrifice. Malcolm Gladwell writes in his book Outliers that people who are really successful have at least ten thousand hours of hard work behind them. In short, years of effort are the key — also on the Lord’s route. To follow Christ on [...]

I still remember that difficult guy in my congregation when I was a pastor. He wanted nothing to do with God. Then he got sick. After serious complications during his operation, he fell into a deep coma. The doctor said there is nothing that could be done for him. His wife was inconsolable because she [...]

We eagerly sing: “Count your blessings, count them one by one.” Maybe adding a verse is not a bad idea: “Count your words, count them one by one.” For some reason or another, people think that “mouth sins” like badmouthing, dirty language, cursing, and gossiping are not as serious as those “mortal sins” like adultery, [...]

According to Danny Jordaan, some people admitted their skepticism about South Africa’s ability to host a successful World Cup to him. Did that happen because they crave bad news, or eat negative reports like sweet cake? Don’t ever allow such pessimists to get to you. Hope always wins. Or did you forget that Christ offers [...]