To Illustrate
July 1, 2001
Don't Sell Your Name
Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, recently offered WGN Chicago Radio sports-talk host David Kaplan $50,000 to change his name legally to "Dallas Maverick."
When Kaplan politely declined, Cuban sweetened the offer. Cuban would pay Kaplan $100,000 and donate $100,000 to Kaplan's favorite charity if he took the name for one year.
After some soul searching, and being bombarded by e-mails from listeners who said he was crazy to turn down the money, Kaplan held firm and told Cuban no. Kaplan explained: "I'd be saying I'd do anything for money, and that bothers me. My name is my birthright. I'd like to preserve my integrity and credibility."
"Christian" is the birthright of every follower of Jesus Christ. We have a responsibility to live every day in a way that brings honor to that name.
Skip Bayless, Chicago Tribune (1/10/01);
submitted by Gary Yates, Jamestown, Ohio
Character, Compromise, Money, Name
Genesis 25:19-34; 1 Peter 4:14-16
Streisand Scared by Medium
In an interview with Barbara Walters on the ABC news magazine "20/20," Barbra Streisand told of visiting a Long Island psychic to contact her late father.
Streisand said, "It was very frightening. This table started to spell letters. It spelled M-A-N-N-Y, which was his nickname. I looked under the table, but there's no wires. There's no way this thing could move except with a vibration of some sort. And I never wanted to do it again."
John Tyrangiel, Time (11/26/00);
submitted by Lorenzo DellaForesta, Dorval, Quebec
Afterlife, Occult, Witchcraft
Leviticus 19:31; 1 Samuel 28:1-25
Parents Can Deter Teens' Drug Use
According to a survey conducted by Columbia University's Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), "Almost one in five American teens say ...
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