| 81. | | If you are the parent of a teenager, that title probably sounds spot on. Teenagers can be such a study in contrasts from day to day, and even hour to hour. We are all familiar with the famous story ... |
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| 82. | I remember several things from my childhood about my father. One is that he was an excellent provider. Although he was a pastor, he worked on the side as a dental technician. That additional ... |
| 83. | We have all heard married people refer to their spouse as “my other half,” or “my better half.” And many single people feel like they are only half a person, waiting to find “their other half.” But ... |
| 84. | An old, white haired man sits in a metal chair in the front yard of a Sicilian villa. It appears to be about midday and he just sits there quietly. Suddenly he grabs at his chest in apparent pain, ... |
| 85. | | Just what is a family? It sounds like a simple enough question, but these days the answer may not be so straightforward. Back in the 1950s and 1960s when Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best ... |
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| 86. | | With Mother's Day approaching, the conversation at our last church staff meeting just naturally turned to mothers. Everyone had memories to share. Many of them focused on the wonderful foods their ... |
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| 87. | A first grade teacher gave her class the beginning of some well-known proverbs and let them supply the endings. Here are a few of the results: Strike while the……… bug is close.Don't bite the hand……… ... |
| 88. | | His cheek was bright red, his lips trembling, and I could see him fighting back tears as he ran to me on the sidelines looking for fatherly comfort. I kissed his forehead and tousled his hair. ... |
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| 89. | | It was a long shot, but we had to consider the possibility that the death of Javier Cruz had been staged as a publicity stunt. The body was taken directly from the crime scene to the county morgue ... |
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| 90. | | I was telling you about all the strange events that started happening on the Sunday that the body of Javier Cruz disappeared. Believe it or not, things only got stranger as that day wore on. ... |
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| 91. | | (If today was 33 A D, a first-hand account might go something like this:) I was the desk sergeant down at precinct headquarters early that Sunday morning when the ... |
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| 92. | | The Romans perfected the practice of turning victory into a show of revenge. They called it the Roman Triumph, and it was a parade through Rome in which the victorious General, his troops and the ... |
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| 93. | | Their names read like a capitalists’ list of Who's Who from the early 1900s: Alfred Vanderbilt, the heir to the shipping and railroad empire, Henry Frick, the Pittsburgh steel baron, J.P. ... |
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| 94. | | “I heard he had invaded our turf, and now he stood before me. He was tall and skinny and every inch a hillbilly just like they said. I squared off in front of him and yelled,’ Get the ... |
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| 95. | | Normally when we think of victory, we think of something beneficial, something that feels good. But can there be such a thing as a malignant victory? That is a victory that's not beneficial but ... |
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| 96. | | Take a moment and think back to the last time you experienced a success. How did you feel? While success is different things to different people, I think we can all agree that success feels great! ... |
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| 97. | | Well the big day is almost upon us! Which team are you backing: Ravens or 49ers? The upcoming Super Bowl promises to be a great game, and fans on both sides are already claiming the championship. ... |
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| 98. | | When you hear the word prophecy, what comes to your mind? A fanatic on the street corner screaming, “Repent, doomsday is near!” A news story about some religious cult selling their ... |
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| 99. | | Finally he came out with it. I heard today that Lance Armstrong publicly admitted that he used performance-enhancing drugs during all 7 of his Tour de France victories. It's a major disappointment ... |
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| 100. | | Over the holidays, our family saw one of my favorite productions, “Les Miserables.” I have seen it performed on stage several times, and I am always moved to tears. I wasn't sure how ... |
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