In 1953, a three-man company set out to create a rust-prevention solvent and degreaser for the aerospace industry. They failed 39 times. On the 40th attempt, they arrived at just the right water displacement formula, which eventually made its way into aerosol cans as the popular household lubricant WD-40. What began as 39 failures became a product for which consumers have found more than 2,000 (Read the rest ... )
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Feb
2012
39 Failures
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Feb
2012
Love — the Verb
This time of year there is much talk of love as a noun: flowers, greeting cards, candlelight dinners, heart-shaped cakes, cookies and boxes of chocolates. But love isn’t always romantic and it is much more than just a noun. God’s kind of love is a verb. More than merely a feeling, it is daily actions and choices that honor others’ needs above our own. To (Read the rest ... )
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Feb
2012
He Goes Before Us
George Washington was so afraid of being buried alive that he exacted a promise from his aides to leave his body out for two days after his death. Famed film director Woody Allen is reportedly afraid of bright colors, dogs, children, sunshine and peanut butter sticking to the roof of his mouth. Many of us are afraid of heights, small spaces, flying and insects — (Read the rest ... )
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Jan
2012
Be Still
Have you ever tried to have a meaningful conversation in a noisy room? You shout to be heard and strain to hear the other person. You see a friend across the room that you’d love to catch up with, but you can only manage to wave and smile. Finally, you give up in frustration and stop trying to communicate altogether. Engineers who study sound call (Read the rest ... )
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Jan
2012
Tears
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving The things that make us cry speak volumes about who we are. We cry at a baby’s birth, the death of a loved one, (Read the rest ... )
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Jan
2012
Martin Luther King Day
Today we remember the lasting legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In observance of his 83rd birthday, our nation collectively pauses to remember both a history of disunity and injustice, as well as bold efforts to reunite and heal. Dr. King encouraged our nation to see the dignity of all persons. Each day we are faced with the choice of whether or not to (Read the rest ... )
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Jan
2012
Brown M&Ms
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Luke 16:10 In the 1980s, rock band Van Halen was at the height of their popularity, playing to packed venues and amassing millions in music sales. They were rock stars in every sense of the word, including a reputation (Read the rest ... )
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Jan
2012
A New Year, A New Resolution
Happy New Year! This is the time of year in which we all make resolutions. (I confess that I love to make New Year’s resolutions.) Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what types of resolutions are worthwhile? Are all resolutions created equal? Deciding which bad habit to break or good habit to form can be a task in itself: eat this, not that; do (Read the rest ... )
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Dec
2011
Tune Your Heart
“Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers … each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they (Read the rest ... )
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Dec
2011
Merry Christmas from MCUTS
Tis the season to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I hope that you are enjoying this Advent season as we remember and celebrate the extravagant mercy of our loving God who sent His Son. Rejoice as you read these words from Isaiah 9:6-7: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will (Read the rest ... )
