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On Sunday, October 16, 2022 my daughter, aged 25, ran her first marathon – the Toronto Waterfront marathon. Though I’m currently living 3000 kms away in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – I was there at the race to cheer her on.
I was not prepared for the emotional intensity of the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 28, 2023
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The word "maranatha" is a Syriac expression that means: "our Lord comes." It was used as a greeting in the early church. When believers gathered or parted, they didn't say "hello" or "goodbye" but "Maranatha!" If we had the same upward look
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Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
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In a scientific study, fleas capable of jumping several feet high were placed in a jar with a lid. Initially, they jumped high and hit the lid. Over time, they adjusted and started jumping just high enough to avoid hitting the lid. Eventually, the lid was removed, but the fleas continued to jump
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A little boy came to the altar, in many tears, he was praying. I knelt next to him. He said, "Preacher, pray that mommy would love me as much as the dog?"
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 19, 2006
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Stephen R. Adams wrote these words:
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is peace;
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is love;
There is comfort in life’s darkest hour,
There is light and
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Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Feb 10, 2007
Ruth Graham said it was a great day in her life when she realized it was not her job to change her husband. She said "It was my job
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"When the evening sky is painted Crimson by the setting sun, And the birds all cease to twitter, Knowing that the day is done, It is then we like to ponder And, forgetting worldly strife,
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Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 5, 2009
"I give myself to you to be your husband.
I promise to love and sustain you in the covenant of marriage,
from this day forward,
in sickness and in health,
in plenty and in
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 23, 2009
Brennan Manning: "I learned what a wise old Franciscan told me the day I joined the Order -- 'Once you come to know the love of Jesus Christ, nothing else
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2000
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When Karl Barth was speaking at Chicago University, he was asked by one of the students what was the most profound theological statement he had ever reached. He
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