“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
-Special Olympics Oath-
Champions are not those who never fail, they are those who never quit…Men love winners. They want to be identified with winners. Men open a newspaper and turn directly to the sports page because it features winners, while the front page usually …
An 85-year-old couple, after being married for almost 60 years, died in a car crash. They had been in good health the last ten years, mainly due to her interest in health food and exercising.
When they reached the Pearly Gates, St. Peter took them to their mansion, which was decked out with a beautiful kitchen, master bath suite and …
Background Scriptures
The ‘Marks’ of a Cult –
DEIFY MAN
Man may become a god. Man only needs to ‘progress’ (as defined by the cult and only with the cult’s help) to become like God.
Genesis 3:1-13, Isaiah 14:9-19, 2 Thess 2:3-4.
HUMANIZE GOD
Deny …
“The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came.”
– R.A. Torrey…
Game Description
This is a fun icebreaker activity for youth that do not know each other at all. Youth will try to reveal their name to a partner merely by drawing. No other communication is allowed.
Game Materials
Whiteboard, chalkboard, or simply paper
Game Preparation
None
Game Play
Youth attempt to reveal their name to someone they DO NOT KNOW …
The Diagnostic Standards Manual of the American Psychiatric Association indicates that pathological gambling behavior is indicated by the presence of at least four of the following characteristics:
Game Description
Like the classic Cinderella story, in this icebreaker / crowdbreaker, guys must identify the girls by a shoe and could be used as an object lesson to discuss how we often judge people by appearances.
Game Materials
Game Preparation
Suspend the sheet or curtain across the room using the twine …
A son and his father were walking in the crisp clean air of the Swiss Alps.
In rugged terrain, the son slips and falls – letting out a shout of pain:
“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
To his surprise, he hears a voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain.
“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Curious, he yells: “Who are you?”
He receives the answer: “Who are you?”
Angered at …
A master went on a long journey and called his servants together and gave each a certain amount of money –a talent. One got five talents, the other two, the last only one. After a long period the master returned and saw what they had done. ‘The one with five had five more, the one with two had two more,
Bald Eagles enjoy one of the longest life-spans among birds. They can live more than 50 years. But in order to survive that long, they have to make a critical decision.
In time, their claws weaken and it is hard for them to catch prey.
Their beaks grow long and curved almost touching their chest.
Their wings become heavy due …