Topics:<\/b> Conviction of Sin; Death; Life; Mortality; Motivation; Perspective; Purpose; Repentance; Riches; Satisfaction; Shame; Spiritual Direction<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Ecclesiastes 8:8; Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36; Luke 9:25; Ephesians 5:15\u201316; 2 Peter 3:11\u201312<\/p>\n
In 1867, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel awoke one morning to read his own obituary in the local paper: \u201cAlfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, who died yesterday, devised a way for more people to be killed in a war than ever before. He died a very rich man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actually, it was Alfred\u2019s older brother who had died. A newspaper reporter had made a mistake. But the account had a profound effect on Alfred. He decided he wanted to be known for something other than developing a means to kill people efficiently and amassing a fortune in the process.<\/p>\n
So Nobel initiated the Nobel Prize\u2014an award for scientists and writers who foster peace. \u201cEvery man ought to have the chance to correct his epitaph in midstream and write a new one,\u201d Nobel said.<\/p>\n
\u2014Doug Murren and Barb Sharin, Is It Real When It Doesn\u2019t Work?<\/i> (Nelson, 1990)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Conviction of Sin; Death; Life; Mortality; Motivation; Perspective; Purpose; Repentance; Riches; Satisfaction; Shame; Spiritual Direction References: Ecclesiastes 8:8; Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36; Luke 9:25; Ephesians 5:15\u201316; 2 Peter 3:11\u201312 In 1867, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel awoke one morning to read his own obituary in the local paper: \u201cAlfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, who … Continue reading “DYNAMITE
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