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Missionary Doctor Never Saw His 'Success'
In 1912, medical missionary Dr. William Leslie went to live and minister to tribal people in a remote corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
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Marathoner Comes in Last—for a Purpose
Out of the 26,639 people who completed the 2016 Boston Marathon, 72-year-old Fran Drozdz finished 26,639th. Dead last. The roaring crowds and official ...
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High-Wire Walker on the Dangers of Invincibility
The Walk is the 2015 motion picture, and true story, about high-wire artist Philippe Petit. In 1974 he fulfilled his dream of walking between the World ...
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Every Crisis Is an Invitation
"Crises of every kind will find us … [But] these crises enter our lives not just as challenges to us to retain our balance and stability, but as ...
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Coming in Last — or First? — at the Boston Marathon
Nearly 27,000 runners competed in the 2016 Boston Marathon. One of those runners, 72-year-old Fran Drozdz, crossed the finish line at 8:45 p.m. the day ...
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Our Hope Hinges on Easter
Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church and the author of The Purpose Driven Life, together with his wife, Kay, went through a devastating loss when ...
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How to Reframe Trials and Trauma
Maria Konnikova wrote a fascinating piece in The New Yorker on resilience. Resilience is hard to study because "[i]f you are lucky enough to never ...
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How Clay Turns into Gems under Pressure
Geologist Dr. James Clark recounts visiting the Soviet Union a few years after Communism dissolved. He was asked to preach at a small Russian Baptist ...
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How Long Can We Endure in a Crisis?
How much can an adult endure? If you're ever stranded in the wilderness, are caught in a burning building, or find that your scuba tank has run out of ...
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Marathoner Must Know Why He Runs
Long after the sun had set on the Boston Marathon, the official clock turned off, and the crowds had all but gone home, 39 year old Venezuelan, Maickel ...
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