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African Leader Sticks to God's Call
In his book Pursuing Justice, Ken Wystma tells the following story about an African Christian leader who has spent the last 15 years helping some of the ...
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61-year-old Sheep Herder Wins the Australian Ultramarathon
In 1983, Australia hosted its ultramarathon, a 573.7 mile foot race from Sydney to Melbourne. This is a race that takes days to run, and professionals ...
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Oklahoma City Tree Brings Hope
The most-sacred symbol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree: a sprawling, shade-bearing, 80-year-old American Elm. Tourists drive from miles around to ...
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Persevering to the Finish Line
Runner's World (8/91) told the story of Beth Anne DeCiantis's attempt to qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials marathon. A female runner must complete ...
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Working While We Wait
During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House ...
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Surprised by Faith
Faith is work. It is a struggle. You must struggle with all your heart. ... And on the way, God will ambush you.
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Running a Ninety-Five-Yard Dash
A friend of mine described a colleague as great at running the "ninety-five-yard dash." That is a distinction I can do without. Lacking the ...
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Falling Down and Getting Up Again
I heard once of an Italian peasant woman who happened to bump into a monk who lived in a monastery high on a hill above her village. Since she bumped ...
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Unshakeable Faith
Faith like Job's cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken.
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Christians Must Play Hurt
Someone asked Roger Staubach, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, about football injuries. "How do you keep on keeping on if you're playing ...
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