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Senior Pictures Becoming Big Business
- Statesman
"Our average sale for a senior is $1,200 to $1,500, but some parents have spent up to $5,000," Meyer said.
Study Claims Moms Mimic Daughters in Fashion
- CNN
"We live in a society that one of the main values is to look younger," Ruvio said. "Most of these women have kids, work and they don't have time to monitor the market and see what is cool and hip, so they basically take a shortcut. Through their teenage daughters, they know they're safe."
New York: Sex Ed Becomes Mandatory
- Fox News
It’s the first time in nearly two decades that middle and high school students will be forced to take the mandatory classes, according to a report first published in The New York Times.
A nation in mourning for Navy SEAL Team 6
- Washington Examiner
As the nation mourns its loss, just as it has the losses of 10 years of a war it did not choose and which it cannot avoid, the greatest thing that civilians can do is remember that their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren are what they are because of warriors flying through mountain passes half a world away
10 Hidden Benefits of Having Children
- Fox News
Come along as we explore the top 10 hidden benefits of having children.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/05/10-hidden-benefits-having-children/#ixzz1USLudd6r
“Heroes” Sue Rescued Woman
- AP
Two Ohio men honored as heroes for their actions after a 2009 car crash are now suing the woman they rescued from a burning vehicle.
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 Fans would give up food, jobs for World Cup glory?
- Reuters
You’re probably aware that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. That makes the upcoming World Cup arguably the most important sports event in the world. While fan support for soccer in the U.S. is tepid, at best; worldwide, soccer fans are known for being enthusiastic, extreme, and sometimes excessive in support of their country’s soccer team, and expatriates from those countries carry that support.
In a recent survey, for example, 93 percent of Englishmen living in America would give up food for an entire week if it meant England would win the world cup! Seventy percent of Italians volunteered their jobs in exchange for Italian glory at the tournament. Of the 20,000 of those surveyed, who live in the U.S., but come from another country; 1400 would sacrifice a limb to see their home country win the title!
Not all were willing to make the same sacrifice: only 3% of Slovakians would give up anything – even for the World cup.
- Do you have a team that you support enough to consider an extreme sacrifice like this if it would ensure a World Series, Super Bowl or other world championship?
- What would you be willing to sacrifice for your favorite sports team to win a championship?
- Among the items those surveyed volunteered to give up: a limb, their job, their home, food for a week, dating for a year – which would you first sacrifice?
Athletes, themselves, sometimes do make extreme sacrifices for success in their sport. Intense and sometimes extreme diet and exercise are common among world-class athletes. Even competitions that aren’t of a physical nature can require great sacrifice. Studying for a Spelling Bee or competing in a beauty pageant can demand a lot of sacrifice.
- Have you ever trained for a competition or event that required personal sacrifice?
- Do you think the sacrifice was worth it?
In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul starts with a question: “Am I not free?” Then he goes on to explain that he is willing to sacrifice some of his freedoms in order for the gospel to be given. In verses 24-27 he compares it to an athlete, who makes sacrifices for one purpose: to win. As one entrusted with the gospel he scarified to give the gospel and receive eternal reward, not a temporary one: “They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.”
- What kind of sacrifices do you think God might expect from us as believers?
- How might our willingness to sacrifice more, make us more useful to God?
- What kinds of rewards can we expect to see from sacrificing for the gospel.
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How do you define success for your child? "Graduates from a prestigious college." "Nabs a high-paying job." "Settles down with a nice family." Sounds good. But what if you got it all wrong?
What about greatness? Where does it fit in? "If you aim your children at anything less than greatness, you'll set them up to miss the whole point of their lives," says author Tim Kimmel. In Raising Kids for True Greatness, Kimmel turns the definition of success on its head and guides you in preparing your child for a life that will easily eclipse the goals of those who are merely successful.
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