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Adversity Made Ancient Societies More Resilient
From the Roman Empire to the Maya civilization, history is filled with social collapses. Traditionally, historians have studied these downturns qualitatively, ...
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Running the Race, Even in the Rain
In the 2023 South East Asia 500-meter race, one runner showed what it really means to run the race well. Despite the pounding rain and her last place ...
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The Ending Is More Important Than the Beginning
In their book The Power of Moments, Chip and Dan Heath describe an experiment in which participants underwent three painful trials. In the first, they ...
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Unrealized Strength
When we think of strength in God’s creation, we might think of elephants but rarely would we think of an octopus. After all, an octopus doesn’t ...
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Runner Sets Record With 150 Marathons in 150 Days
Australian Erchana Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days, running 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the country’s northern tip to ...
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God Makes Beautiful People Through Hardships
Many of the world’s greatest souls became their best selves not in spite of but because of their distress. The great hymn writer Cowper wrote hopeful ...
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Formerly Incarcerated Zoom Back to Prison for Degrees
When people like Maria Garza are released from the Logan Correctional Center in central Illinois, the staffers there don’t usually want to see them ...
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The Pandemic Worsened the Isolation of Addiction
For 50 years, Toby Nigh had what he describes as the perfect life. He had a good job, a happy family, and if you had asked him, he would have told you ...
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Finishing Well
Many professional athletes have their trademarks when it comes to celebrating their wins. Tiger Woods has his legendary fist pump. The eight-time Olympic ...
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Disabled Coach Inspires Kids on the Court
Scott Bozearth coaches two youth basketball teams in New Jersey. And it was a good year, both teams made a championship run this season. If you coach ...
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