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Prophet Speaks to Denzel Washington

In a "60 Minutes" interview with Ed Bradley, Denzel Washington spoke of a pivotal moment in his life.

Washington was in college at the time and ...


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Actor Richard Dreyfuss Searches for Meaning

In Parade magazine, actor Richard Dreyfuss spoke candidly of his continuing search for purpose and meaning during his midlife years:

Some men react to ...

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Bertrand Russell: Consequences of Atheism

The futility of a life apart from Jesus Christ is illustrated in the life of Bertrand Russell. Russell was an English Voltaire, Cambridge educated, child ...


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Saved to Complete a Mission

On September 11, Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell (from U.S. Army Headquarters) had just stepped into a Pentagon hallway when the fireball from the hijacked plane ...


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World Series Co-MVP Randy Johnson Seeks God's Glory

In 1996, 2001 World Series co-MVP Randy Johnson said:

About three years ago, I had a traumatic experience in my life—my dad passed away. I was on ...

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Focus Life's Energy

"No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined."


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Leo Tolstoy Questions Meaning of Life

Leo Tolstoy wrote what the Encyclopedia Britannica describes as "one of the two or three greatest novels in world literature"—War and ...


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Retirees' Needs

Ralph Warner, author of Get a Life: You Don't Need a Million to Retire Well, urges that people looking toward retirement think about more than financial ...


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Chosen to Clap and Cheer

Jamie Scott tried out for the play at his elementary school. He had his heart set on being one of the main characters, but his mother feared he would ...


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"Antz": Search for Significance

In an early scene from the movie Antz, the camera pans down from a far away view of a big city to blades of grass to below the grass and into a room. ...


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