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Can I ask you something? Are you a betting man or woman? Do you enjoy gambling? And if so, what would you be prepared to gamble away to win a prize?

The last time I gambled was in 1982. I put some money into a poker machine, or, as some call it, a slot machine … and I won $4. And you know, I’m still ahead.

And yet, so man...

At some point in our lives, I guess we all dream of doing something great. It happens mostly when we’re young and idealistic, but later in life too. Some people will indeed go on to do great things. Others, not so much. But whatever we can achieve in this life, by and large, will be temporary.

The ancient Romans engineered one of the most remarkable infrastructures ...

“Surrender” is a word that carries with it a whole load of negative connotations.  And yet, surrender can bring a host of benefits and blessings that we never could have anticipated.

The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan to end their involvement in World War II … well, the consequences were horrific.

But Japan's surrender...

As we become more and more self-centred – and look around, that’s exactly what’s going on in society today – the concept of right versus wrong is being watered down gradually, being replaced by the idea that if it feels good, do it. We live increasingly in a world of “anything goes”.

Look at what’s being dished up to us on television and in movies these days in the ...

When you’re faced with what seems to be an insurmountable problem, what you really need is help from someone you can trust. But in this world where fewer and fewer people even give a toss about what you’re going through, where do you find one of those?

Moses had such a problem back in the day; a completely insurmountable problem. Israel was captive in slavery in Egy...

One of the most important needs that we each have is to be loved. And a huge part of that is trusting people. When you think about it, you can’t have love without trust. But I don’t think there’s a one of us who’ve lived life thus far without having been betrayed by someone who we thought was worthy of our trust.

Brutus was one of Julius Caesar’s most trusted friend...

Do you mind if I ask you today … how do you feel when you see others getting ahead, succeeding, basking in the limelight while you’re slogging away, unnoticed, doing your best, but never seeming to get anywhere? Come on, how does that make you feel?

Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. Abel was a good kid, so when he offered his sacrifices to God, God accepted ...

I don’t know about you, but every now and then I stop to think about how long I have left on this earth. Perhaps it’s just my grey hair but, young or old, we have no idea when our time will be up. So, how are you going to spend yours?

When you think about it, time is the only currency that you spend without knowing your balance. Yet so many fritter it away on useles...

So … life’s busy. Pressures to the left, problems to the right … here they come and you’re stuck in the middle. You’re tired. You try navigating your way out of them, but nothing seems to work. Now what?

Back in 1819, the American merchant ship Commerce was wrecked off the coast of the Western Sahara, leaving Captain James Riley and his crew stranded in a harsh dese...

The problem with bad habits is that they’re so incredibly difficult to shake. We know they’re wrong, but it’s as though they’re engraved deep on our soul. Or is it just me?

Double-entry bookkeeping was invented by Italian accountant Luca Pacioli way back in 1494. For every debit in the accounts, there has to be a credit on the other side of the ledger. It’s a system...

The word “evil” is a pretty strong word. When we hear it, we think of Adolf Hitler or Idi Amin or Pol Pot. We rarely, if ever, apply that word to ourselves, to our own thoughts and actions. And yet, perhaps we should.

John Newton was an 18th-century English sailor who became a slave trader. And make no mistake … that slave trade was callous, brutal … evil.

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