Pushing the Red Button

Pushing the Red Button

John UpChurch

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9, ESV)

Up till then, we'd crushed the competition. Granted, this wasn't a sporting event. In fact, the most physically taxing aspect involved pressing a red button. But we had other skills—scholars' bowl skills. We could answer questions, rack up points, and bury other teams with our wit and finely honed memorization. In fact, we'd rarely been challenged.

Today's Encouragement

Did You Know Rest is Both a Gift and Command?

Glynnis Whitwer

“He said to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded: "Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD … ”’” Exodus 16:23a (ESV)

Have you ever felt guilty resting? Or wondered how others can sit and read a book when there’s so much to do?

Monday Devotional

Motivation

By Touching Lives 

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.” 2 Corinthians 5:14

Movie Review - Assassination Nation

PlayStation Classic

Sony gets in on the retro console craze with PlayStation Classic

by Jordan Valinsky 

It's game on again for the original PlayStation.

Sony plans to release a revamped model of the iconic gaming console, called PlayStation Classic on December 3, Sony announced Wednesday.

Airlines Raise Fees

Delta Just Became the Third U.S. Airline to Raise Baggage Fees in Less Than a Month

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CAILEY RIZZO

Delta has become the third U.S. airline to increase checked baggage fees in a matter of weeks.

It will now cost $30 to check one bag for economy class passengers, according to USA Today. It previously cost $25. A second checked bag will now cost $40, up from $35.

Internet Meme's

Nicolas Cage expresses 'frustration' with Cage rage internet meme

Actor says his over-the-top acting style is ‘all very thought out and carefully planned’

Andrew Pulver

 ‘A poetic work of art’ … Nicolas Cage in Mandy. Photograph: Allstar/Xyz Films

Nicolas Cage has expressed his frustration with “Cage rage” internet memes, saying they are “frustrating” and unfair to him and the directors of his films.

Cities Are Paying People

These U.S. Cities Are Paying People Thousands of Dollars to Move There

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This story originally appeared on BusinessInsider.com.

Major American cities like New York and San Francisco have little trouble finding workers to fill jobs and housing. In other, smaller cities facing labor shortages, it's a different story.

To lure out-of-state workers, a number of cities are offering new residents big incentives — like money toward college loans and homes — to move there.

Here are a few:

Overpriced Items

4 Overpriced Items You Shouldn't Buy on a Cruise Ship

Gina Kramer
Editor

Cruise ships set the stage for those who love to shop, with a wide variety of products, "duty-free" signage (indicating you don't have to pay the local tax) and promotions touting prices that might seem too good to be true. The truth is: While you can snag pretty good deals on a lot of onboard buys, not everything is a bargain. Some goods are actually so ridiculously priced, you're bound to spend almost double what you would back home. Here are four generally overpriced items you shouldn't buy on a cruise ship.

Health News

How Many Calories Do You Burn While You Sleep?

Not surprisingly, a LOT of you are Googling this.

BY EMILY SHIFFER
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When you think of how to burn calories, sleep doesn't often come to mind. But your body is still burning them, even when you're sleeping. Studies have shown that your brain uses 20% of your calorie intake per day, and it continues to do this even when you're asleep.

Entertainment News

The 25th James Bond movie will be directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

By James Masters

London (CNN)Cary Joji Fukunaga has been given a license to thrill. The director of the highly acclaimed first series of HBO's "True Detective" was revealed as the director of the next James Bond movie Thursday.

Lightning Bolts

On the Lack of Lightning Bolts

On the Lack of Lightning Bolts
by Katherine Britton

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Bubbles

When Sin Bubbles Up

When Sin Bubbles Up
by Kelly Givens

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of Life has set me free from the law of sin and death.”  Romans 8:1-2

Grow

God’s Family Helps You Grow as a Disciple

God’s Family Helps You Grow as a Disciple
By Rick Warren

“[Christ’s] body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole Body is healthy and growing and full of love” (Ephesians 4:16 NLT).

What You Should Do

What You Should Do
by John UpChurch

And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. (Colossians 1:10-12)