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Man Can't Tell Woman of His Love for Her
The February 19, 1930 issue of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette ran a story from Vienna, Austria of a woman named Corin Ward. Corin was a struggling actress ...
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Historian Observes Our Inflated Expectations
Historian Daniel Boorstin suggests that Americans suffer from all-too-extravagant expectations. In his much-quoted book, The Image, Boorstin makes this ...
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Timeline Shows How Luxuries Become Necessities
An article from The Atlantic observed that over the past 100 years we have often turned yesterday's luxury products into today's necessities.
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Father Teaches His Son a Lesson on True Contentment
The story is told of a father of a wealthy family who took his son on a trip to the country to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple ...
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Ten Years of Research Shows the Benefits of Gratitude
A growing body of research has tied an attitude of gratitude with a number of positive emotional and physical health benefits. An article in The Wall ...
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Comedian Louis C.K. on Our Ingratitude and Impatience
Editor's Note: The video for this illustration contains some objectionable words. This edited transcript has deleted or revised any offensive content. ...
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Three Images for Gratitude: Soil, Lubricant, and Glue
In her book The Gift of Thanks, Margaret Visser uses three concrete images to convey the power of gratitude—gratitude as soil, lubricant, and glue. ...
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Two Phases of Gratitude for Our Salvation
Jared Wilson defines "gospel wakefulness" as treasuring Christ more greatly and savoring his power more sweetly. He illustrates with the following: ...
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The Fear of God Is Like Finding Safety in a Storm
Suppose you were exploring an unknown Greenland glacier in the dead of winter. Just as you reach the sheer cliff with a spectacular view of miles of jagged ...
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Saint Patrick Returns to Ireland to Bring the Gospel
We know about the real St. Patrick (or Magnus Sucatus Patricius) because he wrote a record of his life called Confessions. As a young boy Patrick lived ...
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