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How Tuning Forks Produce Tone

Consider a tuning fork. It delivers a true pitch by two tines vibrating together. Muffle either side, even a little, and the note disappears. Neither ...


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No Excuses for Doing Nothing

In response to those who make excuses why they cannot serve the Lord, Rick Warren writes:

Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph ...

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Coal Miners Did Essential Work in WW2

John Maxwell, in The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, writes:

During World War II, when Britain was experiencing its darkest days, the country had a difficult ...

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Haydn's Call to Refresh Others Through Music

Classical Composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) said:

Often when I was wrestling with obstacles of every kind, when my physical and mental strength alike ...

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Keeping Evangelists with the Lost

In his book Leadership That Works, pastor Leith Anderson writes about the evangelistic strategy of a woman named Kathy:

She was a successful stockbroker ...

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Stir Up Your Gifts

Reverend Thomas Tewell writes:

My friend Andy Eddington, once the president of Shriner College in Texas, would go to prisons and preach to men on death ...

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"Dilbert" Creator on Influence

Scott Adams, creator of the popular "Dilbert" cartoon, tells this story about his beginnings as a cartoonist:

You don't have to be a "person ...

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"Spider-Man": Power Demands Responsibility

Before Peter Parker, the super-hero Spider-Man, went public with his newfound superpowers, he had a heart-to-heart conversation with his Uncle Ben. Sitting ...


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Prophet Speaks to Denzel Washington

In a "60 Minutes" interview with Ed Bradley, Denzel Washington spoke of a pivotal moment in his life.

Washington was in college at the time and ...


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Michael Jordan Demands Teamwork

When Michael Jordan re-entered the NBA in 2001, there was a new and unusual rule enforced during a Washington Wizards basketball scrimmage: a no-shooting ...


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