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Dr. Benjamin Carson's Mother

Dr. Benjamin Carson, renowned surgeon at Johns Hopkins, tells a moving story about his mother. Mrs. Carson insisted that Ben and his brother Curtis write ...


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Princess Diana's Favorite Hymn

A little-known hymn by Cecil Spring-Rice called "I Vow to Thee My Country" was a lifetime favorite of Diana, Princess of Wales. She requested ...


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Superbowl MVP Kurt Warner

The St. Louis Rams 1999 Cinderella season is not without a Cinder-fella. A virtually unknown quarterback by the name of Kurt Warner rose from the ashes ...


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John Lennon's Son, on Dad

I felt he was a hypocrite. Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the ...


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The Story of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman (1820?-1913)

The "Moses" who set people free

In 1849 Tubman, a Baltimore slave, escaped to Philadelphia and freedom. She returned ...


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The Despair of William Cowper

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Despite recurring mental illness, he wrote hymns on God's providence.

William Cowper's poetic achievements are remarkable ...


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In Death We Are All the Same

David Seamands ends his book Healing Grace with this story: For more than six hundred years the Hapsburgs exercised political power in Europe. When Emperor ...


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More Important than Basketball

Basketball player Mark Price said:

I've always been the kind of person who leaves the game on the court. ... I try to come home and let my wife know ...


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The Advantage of Marriage

There's something really great about waking up and knowing somebody loves you and that you love somebody. I know that sounds gooey, but it's true. ...


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Rob Mouw: Redefining Victory

"Dear Rob," begins the hand-scrawled letter, "I read Bob Greene's wonderful column about you. I love sports and true sportsmen. My ...


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