Man tries to murder his wife by putting coke in her Coke: Deriving purpose from the problems of life
The Daily Article
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🗓️ 28 August 2024
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An Indiana man has admitted that he tried to kill his wife by poisoning her Coca-Cola with cocaine and other drugs so he could marry her daughter. Sometimes our greatest dangers are the ones we cannot see. Psychologists tell us living with purpose is significantly associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety. In today’s Daily Article, we describe a key path to such purpose by focusing on the five crowns of heaven and their relevance to life on Earth.
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| 0:00.0 | Good day and welcome to the August 28th, 24 edition of the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins, |
| 0:09.1 | narrating today's article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:15.6 | Sometimes our greatest dangers are the ones we cannot see. An Indiana man has admitted that he tried to kill his wife |
| 0:23.4 | by poisoning her Coca-Cola with cocaine and other drugs so he could marry her daughter. Other examples. |
| 0:31.1 | A rare but deadly mosquito-borne virus is forcing a Massachusetts town to shut its parks, |
| 0:40.3 | playgrounds, and fields from dusk to dawn. |
| 0:47.2 | A New Hampshire man died from the disease yesterday. Walmart is recalling their apple juice due to potentially harmful levels of arsenic. A cyber attack disrupted service at the Seattle-Tacoma |
| 0:53.9 | International Airport over the weekend. |
| 0:56.6 | Sub-C fiber optic cables carry more than 95% of international data, but they are vulnerable to tampering, damage, and disruptions. |
| 1:06.2 | If stories like these cause you anxiety, you might consider this unusual solution. People in Lagos, Nigeria, |
| 1:13.8 | are paying to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer in a so-called rage room. For $5, |
| 1:21.5 | you are given protective gear and a sledgehammer or a bat for a 30-minute session with the items, which are |
| 1:29.4 | later recycled. One woman who used the room admitted it is not a cure, but said, |
| 1:35.5 | Right now, I feel very light. Allow me to suggest a different approach today. God's word |
| 1:41.5 | reminds us in Hebrews 13, verse 14, here we have no lasting city, but we seek the |
| 1:47.7 | city that is to come. David similarly prayed in Psalm 39, verse 12, I am a sojourner with you, |
| 1:54.5 | a guest like all my fathers. How are these facts relevant to the anxiety of our day? The Bible |
| 2:00.5 | describes five crowns given to believers in heaven. |
| 2:04.2 | One, the crown of rejoicing, found in 1st Thessalonians 2, verses 19 and 20, |
| 2:09.7 | New King James Version, is awarded to those who lead people to Jesus. |
| 2:14.2 | Two, the Crown of righteousness, listed in 2 Timothy 4, verse 8, is given to those who |
| 2:20.2 | fought the good fight of faith. 3. The crown of glory, noted in 1 Peter 5, verses 1 through 4, |
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