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...Purpose-Driven philosophy offers instruction for individuals and churches. Warren writes in his book that God has five purposes for people's lives: to bring enjoyment to him, to be a part of his family, to behave like him, to serve him and to act as his missionary. The payoff for abiding by these precepts, Warren promises, is reduced stress, sharper focus, simplified decision making, greater meaning to life and better preparation for eternity. For Purpose-Driven church leaders, he has developed an "evangelism strategy" that includes a casual dress code, convenient parking, bright lights, live bands, short prayers...
...mind. Most buyers couldn't care less how much of their monthly payment represents interest; they just want to know the payment won't change. One way to fix the payment without the cost of fixing the rate is to hold an adjustable-maturity mortgage--in which the payoff period, not the monthly outlay, rises and falls with interest rates. Outside the U.S., fixed-rate deals are far less common, and adjustable-maturity mortgages are readily available. An ARM with a lifetime rate adjustment of just 2 percentage points (as opposed to the standard 6) also addresses this issue...
...Verba relishes his image as the erudite professor type, and is skeptical that his life’s work will ever seep beyond the ivory tower. “I’d like to think it would, but I’m not convinced that it has political payoff...
...Gospel Road" gets around to the Passion. Jesus is lashed, kicked and spat on a few clumsy times, then totes his cross up a deserted city street. He dies in close-up, and the camera pulls back to reveal a modern American city (L.A.? Nashville?) - a strange but potent payoff, indicating that the Savior died not only for the sins committed up to His time but for the ones we are still committing...
...industries. It will be very expensive, with a low probability of success and very little real scientific value. The same goes for the International Space Station and the Star Wars missile-defense program. It's time we demand real results and use common sense to control reckless, wasteful, political-payoff spending. Truman Hunter Oxford, Ohio...