Ed and Lisa Young, founders of Texas-based Fellowship Church, will spend 24 hours in bed on the church roof next week and stream themselves discussing sex live on the Internet to encourage married couples to see firsthand the power of a healthy sex life as prescribed in their new book, Sexperiment.
Most pastors believe pornography has adversely impacted the lives of their church members, but almost half cannot estimate what percentage of their congregation views porn.
The only constant in life is change—sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But every change is an opportunity to learn. Several life-changing events in the last seven years have given the Hudson family opportunities to learn.
Their story begins like many others. They were in debt after years of supporting a lifestyle they couldn't afford. They were keeping up with the Joneses, and it didn't matter that they didn't have the money for it. Credit was easy to get, and they always assumed they'd make more money the next year and be able to pay off their debt.
How We Used to Spend
"It became a tiresome cycle of debt," Margaret Hudson said. "We owed everyone." The Hudsons had more than $10,000 in debt and owed the IRS more than $5,000. They were also driving a "fleeced" car to the tune of $600 a month. "We had no savings, and I looked forward to cashing out the equity in our home to pay off the bills," she said.
The concept of successful businessmen mentoring selected high-potential social entrepreneurs is not new. But the idea of Christians applying that model to social entrepreneurs motivated by their faith to advance the common good has never been put into practice before – until now.
The concept of successful businessmen mentoring selected high-potential social entrepreneurs is not new. But the idea of Christians applying that model to social entrepreneurs motivated by their faith to advance the common good has never been put into practice before – until now.
A group of successful Christian non-profit and business leaders began accepting application for the inaugural class of the Praxis mentorship program this week. Praxis, a Greek term that means putting theory into action, is looking for driven yet humble social entrepreneurs to provide “world-class” mentorship and cash prizes to.
Your personality is the outward expression of the self. It includes all the qualities that make you a unique individual-your behavior, temperament, emotions and mental capacity. To identify your personality style, consider these three resources and options.
Identify your style by taking the DISC Personality Assessment
Growing up, I played baseball all through little league and junior high. I always made the All-Star Team. Like any little league player, I dreamed of playing second base in the big leagues. But when I got to high school, it was a whole new level of talent. I came from a very large high school. There were 800 people in my graduating class. When I tried out for the baseball team, there were 150 other young men trying out for 20 positions on the team.
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