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It Warms My Heart To Hear My Kids Co-Operating On ... PRO
Contributed by Dan Steadman on Feb 14, 2003 (message contributor)
It warms my heart to hear my kids co-operating on something—anything. It has not always been so. I remember sending two of our boys into their room to stay until they could emerge as friends. We heard some thumping and hollering, but pretty soon it changed to laughing, and they appeared with their arms around each other’s shoulders. We felt good about it; so did they. Do you suppose our Heavenly Father reacts any differently when we celebrate each other? I learned a valuable lesson from my pastor’s wife a long time ago. We were driving her somewhere and our kids were getting on my nerves with their racket in the car....
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Last Week I Read In The Advice Column In The ... PRO
Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 6, 2002
Last week I read in the advice column in the paper about a couple who was celebrating 50 years of marriage. The husband wrote that someone commented, ¡§Ken, 50 years is a long time.¡¨ He immediately responded: ¡§Not nearly as long as it would have been without her.¡¨ I couldn¡¦t get the man¡¦s ...read more
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Families Are Wonderful. Families Are Challenging. ... PRO
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 6, 2002
Families are wonderful. Families are challenging. I am reminded of this every time I see my favorite Cosby Show episode in which Cliff, the father played by Bill Cosby, and Theo, the son played by Malcolm Jamal-Warner, have a chat about Theo’s desire to live like a “regular” person rather than ...read more
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James Reston Was A Syndicated Columnist For The ... PRO
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002
James Reston was a syndicated columnist for The New York Times for more that thirty years. In his final column for the newspaper, he wrote, “In America, we have learned something about how to deal with adversity since the Great Depression, but not much about how to deal with prosperity. We are very ...read more
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Faith And Works Should Travel Side-By-Side, Step ... PRO
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002
Faith and works should travel side-by-side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again—until they can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the other. William ...read more
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The Prize Is Worth The Challenge Of The Journey PRO
Contributed by William Yates on Jun 12, 2002
THE PRIZE IS WORTH THE CHALLENGE OF THE JOURNEY Volleyball was introduced as an Olympic sport in the 1964 Tokyo games. A Japanese women’s team was chosen to represent their nation for the event. Hirofumi Daimatsu, their coach, put the women through a grueling training program that resembled a ...read more
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