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In the Media - James will be interviewed on AM1490 at 3:20PM this Thursday 06.26.08
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Radio: "I'm Tired of Living", He Said.
 Robert, a young man in my singles group at church, showed up at my front door a few months ago. "I'm tired of living, I want to commit suicide", he said. "I'm useless, a burden to others, and I'm doomed." He unloaded on me.
Do you ever feel like Robert? With his permission, I shared his story on this past Thursday's radio broadcast. I hope it will encourage you.
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Inspiration: A Homeless Man Finds $900  SANTA ANA, CA. Associated Press
A homeless man searching through garbage bins for recyclable cans found a missing wallet and had it returned to its owner.
Kim Bogue, who works as a janitor in the city's government buildings, realized that her wallet was missing last week and doubted she'd ever get back the $900 and credit cards inside, she said.
"I prayed that night and asked God to help me," said Bogue, who was saving the money for a trip to her native Thailand.
Days later, a homeless man found the wallet wrapped in a plastic bag in a trash bin, where Bogue had accidentally thrown it away with her lunch. He gave it to Sherry Wesley, who works in a nearby building.
"He came to me with the wad of money and said, 'This probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you return it,'" Wesley said.
Workers at a nearby relief kitchen said the man, who didn't want to be identified, insists on paying for his food.
"He has a very good heart," said Bogue, who gave the man a $100 reward. "If someone else found it, the money would be gone."
Joke: Out of Control Taxi Driver
 A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window. For a few moments everything was silent in the cab, and then the still shaking driver said, "I'm sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me." The frightened passenger apologized to the driver and said he didn't realize a mere tap on the shoulder could frighten him so much. The driver slowly replied, "No, no, I'm sorry, it's entirely my fault. Today is my first day driving a cab...I've been driving a hearse for the past 25 years." Blog: Did This DUI Scare Tactic go too Far?
 The intent is to scare students straight. There's a tragic DUI scene in front of the school with dead bodies around. Students are lead to believe they've just lost their best friends.
Instead of going into the details it will be more effective for you to listen to this two minute audio news clip.
As you might expect, this event has stirred up much controversy. On the one side, there are people saying this is good because it will get the attention of so many students who haven't "gotten it" or think this will never happen to them. On the other hand, people think this goes too far with the student's emotions.
Personally, I love the idea. Based on the DUI statistics there is still a large problem with drinking and driving today. I have been one of those drunk drivers in the past and I'm forever grateful that I never hurt anyone. Yes, this may scare some students to a level of trauma that's unwarranted. But it is nowhere near the trauma people experience every day because of real DUI accidents.
While I believe "love motivation" is the best, most consistent type available, fear motivation is wonderful - provided it drives us closer to proper living. Fear motivation can bring about respect one needs in order to be more of a winner in life. And as much as I absolutely love this DUI scare tactic, I simply can not agree with it.
The only way (that I know of) for this to work effectively is because it's based on dishonesty. Unfortunately, as much as we care to justify, I can never find a reason it's OK to be dishonest. Is lying wrong all the time or just some of the time? Is it OK to lie when you're asked if a suit makes a person look fat? Is it OK to lie when asked how the meal tasted? I'm not suggesting this never happens. I'm asking is it OK? My answer is...no! It's never OK to lie.
Let's ask ourselves a question. Why do we lie? Regardless of your answer, it will likely come down to fear. Afraid to hurt someone's feelings, afraid to get caught, afraid to look bad, or afraid of being ashamed. The school that did the DUI tactic is afraid some of their students won't get it any other way. They're using dishonesty to cover up their insecurity. Rather than look for another "honest" way (in addition to the many good ones they've already done) to accomplish their motive, they went with a dishonest approach and justified lying in the name of good. Isn't this exactly what all of us do when we lie? Justify it by thinking the lie will bring about a "better" result than being honest?
Why go through all the hassle of working on our relationships to build a solid, loving, and trusting bond, when we can simply lie and tell her the meal was excellent, even when it wasn't? Or we can tell him he looks fine with the extra forty pounds, even when we do not believe it.
What do you think? When do you think it's ok to lie?
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