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Abraham Lincoln Confronts His Step-brother about Debt
In 1850, Abraham Lincoln's step-brother, John D. Johnston, wrote to him and asked, yet again, for a loan so he could settle some debts. On previous occasions ...
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Trapped Ice Climber Remembers His Father's Words
In June of 1992, Jim Davidson and Mike Price climbed Mt. Ranier. On the way down from the summit, the two climbers fell 80 feet through a snow bridge ...
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Rock Climbing Trip Reveals How Friends 'Raise Our Game'
Sometimes true friends don't just affirm and comfort us; they also "raise our game." That's what happened to Richard Dahlstrom when he was rock climbing ...
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Honest Feedback Helps Us Grow Spiritually
Trying to grow spiritually without hearing the truth about yourself from somebody else is like trying to do brain surgery on yourself without a mirror. ...
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We All Need Others to Help Us Succeed
In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell tells the strange story of Christopher Langan, a genius with a staggering IQ of 195. (For some perspective, Einstein's ...
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It Is Courage That Counts
Success is never final; failure is never fatal; it is courage that counts.
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Sermons Should Direct
What a shame for people to leave church services unaware of what they are to do or to stop doing.
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Whose Problem?
A minister took a guilt trip in a sermon: "I let the congregation really have it. Their stewardship was dismal, their participation was weak; and ...
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Where's the Fire?
If we are only out to be nice, mild-mannered folk, we should either change our name or change our calling.
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