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Iditarod Originated as Life-Saving Mission

One of the most unique sporting events in the world did not begin as a sporting event. Each year riders and their dogs race more than 1,000 miles for ...


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Driver Follows the Wrong Speed

Retired minister and author Bob Russell told the following account to illustrate how Christians today often go along with the moral pace of those around ...


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Average U.S. Worker Stays at Same Job 4.4 Years

According to recent statistics, the median number of years a U.S. worker has been in his or her current job is just 4.4, down sharply since the 1970s. ...


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Thrill-Seeking Activities Require Tedium

You might assume that extreme activities—like traveling through space or climbing Mount Everest—provide constant excitement. Not exactly. ...


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Marathoner Takes Short-cut to 'Victory'

Kendall Schler of Columbia, Mo. was the first to cross the finish line at the GO! St. Louis Marathon. Schler had her photo taken with Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...


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Faking Cultural Literacy (and Christianity)

In a New York Times article titled "Faking Cultural Literacy," Karl Greenfield argues that today's social media lets us pretend to know something about ...


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John Stott's Last Words of Advice

Dr. John Stott's last bit of advice to his assistant before he died in 2011 was simply this: "Do the hard thing." Stott believed that choosing the easy ...


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The Question Commencement Speakers Don't Address

Commencement speakers are always telling young people to follow their passions. Be true to yourself. This is a vision of life that begins with self and ...


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Unscripted Scene in Tom Hanks Film

Six-time Oscar nominated film Captain Phillips received widespread acclaim, but surprisingly the film's powerful final scene was improvised on ...


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Ill-Equipped Ships Run into Disaster

In May 1845, two Royal Navy ships, HMS Terror and Erebus, embarked from London on a voyage with ambitious aims. The mission would forge a passage through ...


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