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HOUSTON - Lakewood Church and Crime Stoppers have increased the reward to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of the people responsible for the recent break-ins and theft. The crime was reported on March 10 around 8:30 a.m. by a church staff member. Investigators believe the theft at the church in the 3700 block of the Southwest Freeway happened between 2:30 p.m. on March 9 and 8:30 a.m. on March 10. The thief or thieves took cash, checks and credit card vouchers. If anyone has information about the theft, please call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. Lakewood Church says it...

So a friend of mine saw a rather strange item on my Amazon wishlist and decided he would, as a bit of a gag I suppose, buy it for me. And so in today's mail I found a copy of "Your Best Life Now: The Game." The box declares that it is "Inspired by the #1 New York Times Bestseller" by Joel Osteen and says, "The 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential." I immediately cracked open the box and set the game up on the parquet floor in my office. I did not have time to really figure...