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What Do 860 Million Words Say About You?

In a recent book, Levi Lusko writes that it takes cooperation of 72 different muscles to produce speech. On average 16,000 words come out of your mouth ...


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Coach John Wooden Learned Gentle Leadership from Dad

Robert Morgan relates a story from the life of John Wooden, one of the most revered coaches in the history of college basketball, who credited much of ...


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A Christian's Body is on Loan from God

To illustrate the truth that the Christian's body is no longer their own, pastor/author Ray Ortlund writes the following:

I try to drive carefully. But ...

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Looking for Stress Relief in a 'Rage Room'

An amusement facility in Canada has created a "Rage Room" in which guests can relieve stress by smashing things. Thundrdome Amusements in Calgary provides ...


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In Life and Death Jesus Was the Master of the Situation

Imagine a basketball game. It's almost the end of overtime; it's time for one last shot. Who do you want to have the ball? You want the calmest and best ...


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We're a Nation of Porn Addicts

In just one year (2016) we dedicated well over four and a half billion hours to watching porn on one porn site. On that single website humanity spent ...


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Cheap Sex is the New Norm

Marriage in the US is in open retreat. As recently as 2000, married 25- to 34-year-olds outnumbered their never-married peers by a margin of 55% to 34%, ...


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The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing

The defining moment of Stanislav Petrov's life was the moment he decided to do nothing.

The Russian military duty officer was just a few hours into his ...


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Porn Use among Young Adults Surges when No One Helps Them

According to Barna Research, more than half of teens seek out pornography, and the numbers are much higher for young adults (ages 18 to 24). Even when ...


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Times Square Costumed Characters Don't Live Up To Their Image

Occasionally the costumed street performers in New York City's Times Square fall on hard times. The ordinary folks dressed up as Spider-Man, Elmo, Cookie ...


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