Do you ever wonder what you are worth? Recently we read about John Odom, a baseball player for the independent Calgary Vipers, who was traded to the Laredo Broncos for 10 maple baseball bats. That’s enough to give anyone an inferiority complex. It turns out there was more to the story. Calgary had to trade Odom because he could not get clearance to work in Canada. The bats were individually numbered and sold to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not organization. They raised 10 thousand dollars for charity. So, Odom was worth more than it first appeared. Aren’t we all?


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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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According to a recent “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” column, a man named Nicael Holt of Australia sold himself for $5,875. He sold his name, phone number, jokes, introduc­tion to his friends and a course to develop his hobbies. We might ask, would anybody want to buy you? There are, however, two larger questions. How much is your life worth? What would you give in exchange for your life?

 

 


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About The Author

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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