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The Red Bandana in the 9/11 Museum
In his book Jack Alexander writes:
From the time he was six years old, Welles Crowther wore a red bandana. His father gave it to him, explaining the clean ...
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Jesus Isn't Just Savior, He is Lord
Matthew’s Gospel ends with Jesus saying to his followers, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore …” ...
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When Discontent, Consider the Lily
The 19th century philosopher Søren Kierkegaard told the following parable:
There once was a lily who lived a happy life beside a rippling brook. ...
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How God Used Tragedy to Multiply a Call to Missions
Recently Pastor Ronnie Floyd shared the moving story of Missionary Howard Borden on Fox News:
In the early 1900s, 16-year-old William Whiting Borden graduated ...
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Real Power Comes from Admitting our Limitations
Larry Parsley convincingly writes on the need to recognize our limitations:
Henry Worsley, a former British army commando and then Arctic explorer, was ...
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Who is in the Driver's Seat of Your Life?
In a sermon, John Ortberg compares submission to Jesus to driving a car:
When it was time to take our first child home from the hospital, we put her in ...
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Civil War Surrender Brings Life Not Retribution
After a long night and day of marching, Lee and the exhausted Army of Northern Virginia made camp just east of Appomattox Courthouse on April 8. Lieutenant ...
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Finish Life Having Expended All Resources
In his book, Giving It All Away David Green illustrates the goal of life for believers:
Some people act like life is an oversized game of Monopoly, where ...
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When Life Moves From 'Plan A' to 'Plan B'
A special report on This American Life follows the lives of several people currently living what they unequivocally call "Plan B." Host Ira ...
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Wine That Used To Bring Freedom Became Bondage
In her blog post titled "So I Quit Drinking," Christian writer Sarah Bessey gives a powerful example of habits that, perhaps not sinful in themselves, ...
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