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Thankfulness

THANKFULNESSI understand that the late Dr. Fulton Oursler used to tell of an oldwoman who took care of him when he was a child. Anna was a formerslave who, after emancipation, was hired by the family for many years.He remembered her sitting at the kitchen... Read >
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Nothing Is More Important

NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANTI sat next to the bed of an old man, a friend for over twenty years,and held his hand. Hal was dying. We both knew these next few dayswould be his last.We spent time reminiscing about his long and fruitful career as achurch pastor... Read >
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What Do You Expect?

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?Great disappointment can come from unrealistic expectations.I recently noted that the ex-wife of Robert Lucas, the 1995 winner ofthe Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, received half of his $1 millionaward, though they were divorced at t... Read >
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Copy This!

A true story points to a universal truth about human beings: we learnbest by imitation.President Calvin Coolidge once invited friends from his hometown todine with him at the White House. Unsure of their table manners, theguests decided to imitate the pre... Read >
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Do Something Great

DO SOMETHING GREATAbraham Lincoln often slipped out of the White House on Wednesdayevenings to listen to the sermons of Dr. Phineas Gurley at New YorkAvenue Presbyterian Church. He generally preferred to come and gounnoticed, so when Dr. Gurley knew the p... Read >
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Three Messages of Strong Families

THREE MESSAGES OF STRONG FAMILIESOne family subscribed to the notion that money really CAN buyhappiness -- send the kids to summer camp! So they sent their sonJoey away for the season. He was apparently as blissful about thearrangement as his parents, for... Read >
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Give for the Joy of It!

GIVE FOR THE JOY OF IT!You may have learned the importance of saving money. And you may havelearned how to spend it wisely. But, have you learned the value ofgiving some of it away? Sharing is an important part of a whole andhappy life. And it is a practi... Read >
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A Climate of Forgiveness

A CLIMATE OF FORGIVENESSIn his tape Living Faith (Random House Audio Books, 1996), PresidentJimmy Carter shares that forgiveness is fundamental to his life. Hesays that without the knowledge that he can be forgiven, it would beimpossible for him to face h... Read >
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What We Really Want

WHAT WE REALLY WANTWhat do you really want for the holidays?USA Today printed these letters from children written to Santa Clausand directed to the US Post Office:Dear Santa: The only wish I want is to have a nice Christmas for mylittle brothers. We don't... Read >
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Be Still

BE STILLI have noticed that the best way for me to get a few minutes ofsolitude at the end of the day is to start washing the dishes. And afew minutes of solitude is something I need frequently. A time to bealone. A time to reflect.There is a difference b... Read >
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Shot of Enthusiasm

SHOT OF ENTHUSIASMEnthusiasm is something I can get excited about!I remember a story told about playwright and U.S. Ambassador to Italy,Claire Booth Luce. She became a Roman Catholic late in life and, likemany others converted to something new, she seemed... Read >
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Your Heart's Music

YOUR HEART'S MUSICIt was 1994. Daily, the city of Sarajevo was under siege. Mortars andartillery fire instantly transformed once beautiful buildings intorubble. Sarajevo's citizens were frightened, weary and increasinglydespondent. Then, one February day,... Read >
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Law of Successful Living

LAW OF SUCCESSFUL LIVINGI am impressed by an incident that happened during IgnacePaderewski's career. The famous Polish pianist agreed to play aconcert organized by two Stanford University students workingtheir way through school. Paderewski's manager sai... Read >
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Listening with Your Answer Running

LISTENING WITH YOUR ANSWER RUNNINGThere is a story out of Edinburgh, Scotland, about a woman who wasresolutely opposed to street-corner evangelism. One Sunday evening shewas waiting for a streetcar at the Mound, a location used by variousorators and, on t... Read >
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Call It Hope

CALL IT HOPETime magazine once reported a story that concerns itself with a womanin rural Florida who was recuperating from a lengthy illness. Sheenjoyed sitting on her front porch in her wheelchair and, on thisday, she was watching her son work under his... Read >
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