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You Are Most Alive When Sacrificing for Others
The Boys In The Boat tells the story of how nine underdogs, working-class boys from Washington, upset the elite rowers of the Ivy League and then went ...
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Jesus Said: 'I Got You' as He Shielded Us from Death
In his sermon, Todd Wilson tells a powerful story of rescue in a life and death situation.
As a country, we are still reeling from many tragic events. ...
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Finish Life Having Expended All Resources
In his book, Giving It All Away David Green illustrates the goal of life for believers:
Some people act like life is an oversized game of Monopoly, where ...
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Navy Sailor Chose to Save Others
On June 17, 2017 the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship 56 miles off the coast of Japan. But one of ...
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The 'Cookie Cutter' Approach to Make French Fries
Eric Schlosser's book and then movie, Fast Food Nation, exposed the dark side of the fast-food industry. At one point, Schlosser described a food-production ...
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Successful Sports Team Captains Are Rarely Stars
In his book about famous sports team captains titled The Captain Class, Sam Walker examines the hidden forces that create the world's greatest sports ...
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Called to Be a Tugboat, Not a Cruise Ship
Aircraft carriers and cruise ships sail on blue oceans with immense reserves of power and degrees of freedom. One sort of ocean-going vessel is devoted ...
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Pope Francis Says Power Intoxicates Without Humility and Love
Did you know that the Pope gave a TED Talk? Whatever you think about the Catholic Church or it's current spiritual leader, he offered these biblically ...
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Fishermen Risk Lives To Rescue Whale
In December 2016, Legacy, a small fishing boat cruising near Bodega Bay, California ran into a whale entangled by crab pots. The three fisherman on Legacy ...
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A Lesson from the Chinese View of Humility
The Chinese-American Christian leader Russell Jeung explains how his father taught him a profound lesson on the true nature of humility. Due to the maltreatment ...
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