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FOURTH OF JULY THOUGHTS
A Quote from Band of Brothers: "They depended on each other. And the world depended on them."
I say, "We need to depend on each other so that our community and country can depend on us."
Quote from Band of Brothers: "There Was A Time When The World Asked Ordinary Men To Do
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2013
JULIE HADDEN: PRECIOUS TO GOD
Julie Hadden, Winner of Season 4 of the TV show the Biggest Loser, told her story in a 2009 issue of Guideposts:
I went to the auditions and made it on the show. Our first challenge was a race across California's Mojave Desert. First two contestants to get to the
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 19, 2004
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A man was charged Thursday (July 15) in the murder of a West Bend (near Milwaukee) teenager. According to the charges, 18-year-old Katie Gensmer was killed so she wouldn’t talk about a past relationship. David Brace, 20, showed little emotion as he was led into court, 12 News Nick Bohr said. Now
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Contributed by Wyane Atkinson on Jul 10, 2007
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In the July 5, 2007 edition of the Arizona Republic, there was an article that addressed a long-standing assumption that many people have about the differences between men and women. The article asked the question, “Who talks more, men or women?” According to a recent experiment conducted by the
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As you know, this Wednesday is the 4th of July. The 231st Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence that was signed on July 4th, 1776. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence contains some of the most moving words ever written. It says…“We hold these truths to
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009
Recently Julie expressed her desire to go on our Church missions trip to Cambodia. She was excited because we expected that the Government’s stimulus package of $900.00 for each person would cover the cost. All we had to do was put in our tax returns. My $900.00 came as expected, so we had more
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Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 1, 2004
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Joni Eareckson, back in July of 1967, at 17 years of age, dove off a diving platform in the Chesapeake Bay. She hit the shallow bottom and broke her neck. She became a quadriplegic. She was paralyzed from the neck down. I will paraphrase what she wrote in one of her books. She writes
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 21, 2005
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Julie Andrews said, “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” Newt Gingrich said, “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” And Walter Elliott said,
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Contributed by Brian Bolton on Dec 13, 2005
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On July 29, 1981, one of the most highly publicized and glamorous weddings in history took place.
• Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana
• An estimated audience of 750 million people worldwide.
• 4500 pots of fresh flowers lined the route to St. Paul’s cathedral.
• 2500 people crowded
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2006
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“It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to be the first woman to swim the 21 miles from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman
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Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Dec 27, 2007
In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child (pic). While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2001
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In July 1992, a Los Angeles Times story on fear of heights featured an interview with the psychotherapist who heads the Anxiety Disorders Association. He reported that one of his patients could cross the 200-foot-high Chesapeake Bay Bridge in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
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It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman to swim the English
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Contributed by Gary Huckaby on May 22, 2003
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In July of 1976, I had returned from attending the National Sword of The Lord soul winning and revival conference in Atlanta, Georgia. It was on a Thursday night and around eleven thirty at night when I arrived at my home in Woodbury. My brother-in-law had called and told me he wanted to get right
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