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                    As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy which is a thousand times better than any
                    
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                    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 27, 2008
                
                
                
                    As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy which is a thousand times better than any
                    
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                    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy, which is a thousand times better than any
                    
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                    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    EMOTIONAL DECEPTIONS
In 1930, in a small town in Oklahoma one high school seemed to loose all the football games they played against their arch rival from a neighboring school. The more important the game the worse they lost. Finally, a wealthy oil producer decided to take matters in his own
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 19, 2025
                
                
                
                    [031]  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEFORE HIM LAY THE CROSS
We have a retrospective view of the cross in a very limited understanding, but the Lord’s view in the Garden of gethsemane was a forward one.  The anticipation of that ordeal was a dreadful one.  That comes out in the description and this
                    
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                    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 26, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    PRECIOUS DAD MOMENT 
As ham sandwiches go, it was perfection.   A thick slab of ham, a fresh bun, crisp lettuce and plenty of expensive, light brown, gourmet mustard. The corners of my jaw were aching in anticipation, 
I carried it to the picnic table in our backyard, picked it up with both  hands
                    
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                    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 27, 2010
                
                
                
                    DEFENSIVE STRIVING
There's a term in driver's education - Defensive Driving.
Driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others.  Its aim is to reduce the risk of driving by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    No mind is much employed upon the present: recollection and anticipation fill
                    
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