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Prayer Is Like Demolition Mining
The 20th century Norwegian pastor [Ole] Hallesby likens prayer to mining as he knew it in Norway. Demolition to create mine shafts took two basic kinds ...
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The World's Hardest Race
None of the 40 runners who attempted to finish the 100-mile Barkley Marathons in the mountains of eastern Tennessee completed the race, the first time ...
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Thrill-Seeking Activities Require Tedium
You might assume that extreme activities—like traveling through space or climbing Mount Everest—provide constant excitement. Not exactly. ...
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Closed vs. Open Mind-Sets
Researcher Carol Dweck did a series of studies on how people handle adversity, particularly when they face limitations, obstacles, failure, and change. ...
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Cartoonist Gets Published After 610 Tries
Up to his neck in debt, directionless, feeling lost, Tom Toro moved back into his parents' place and slipped into a dark depression. But things started ...
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The Persistent Inventor of Sliced Bread
For nearly 3,000 years, we've eaten bread, but it took the creative efforts of one man to revolutionize the way we eat it. In the early 1900's ...
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Cathedral Took 632 Years to Complete
Consider the Cologne Cathedral. Begun in 1248, the Gothic jewel was to be the main place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperors. Frederick II, one of ...
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Superhero Films Don't Focus on Training
Around the globe, people love superhero films. Batman, Iron Man, Thor, Superman, Spider-Man, Captain America … the list goes on. Almost all of ...
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Young Christian Trusts God with Same-Sex Attraction
Author and professor Wesley Hill recounts a time as a young adult when he was struggling with the loneliness of living with same-sex attractions. So he ...
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College President Faces Cancer with Faith
Steve Hayner, the 66-year-old beloved president of Columbia Theological Seminary, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After tests had revealed that ...
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