Henry Ford was a brilliant man, but everybody makes mistakes. In 1896, in a shed on Bagley Avenue, in Detroit, he built his first successful automobile. He called it the Quadricycle. When he finished it, he discovered it was too big to go through the door of the shed! He had to tear down the door and the surrounding bricks to get it out of the building. Everybody makes mistakes, but we must not let mistakes keep us from moving forward.


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A third generation preacher, Mike Shannon is Professor of Preaching at Cincinnati Bible Seminary of Cincinnati Christian University. He has served as a preaching minister, church planter, and college professor. His most recent preaching ministry was at the historic First Christian Church of Johnson City, Tennessee. In his nearly two decades at Cincinnati Christian University, Mike has served as both professor and Dean of the Seminary. He has also been an adjunct professor at Milligan College and Northern Kentucky University. Mike is the author or co-author of several books.

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