There was once a manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself.
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Anatoly Shcharansky, a dissident Soviet Jew, kissed his wife goodbye as she left Russia for freedom in Israel.
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Henry Durbanville wrote a book several years ago called The Best Is Yet To Be.
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No treachery is worse than betrayal by a family member or friend. Julius Caesar knew such treachery.
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A small church congregation in rural Ohio met one Sunday evening to share prayer requests and praises with one another.
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Are you strong enough to face how mistaken many of your most cherished beliefs are?
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One of my favorite Peanuts comic strips begins with Lucy sitting in her booth, offering advice for ten cents. Charlie Brown stops by with questions about life.
“Life is like a deck chair, Charlie Brown,” Lucy says. “On the cruise ship of life, some people place their deck chairs facing the rear of the ship so they can see where they’ve been. Other people face their chairs forward—they want to see where they’re going!” Lucy looks at her puzzled client and asks, “On the cruise ship of life, Charlie Brown, which way is your deck chair facing?”
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It was a beautiful summer evening and Joanie and I were enjoying a picnic with our friends, Buddy and Susie. Suddenly, Buddy grabbed his throat with panic in his eyes. We could tell he couldn’t breathe—seemingly from a food obstruction.
Joanie jumped up from the table and performed the Heimlich maneuver on Buddy, causing the obstructing food to pop out like a cork. Wow! It happened so quickly and we all gave thanks to the Lord for the outcome—especially Buddy!
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The American painter, John Sargent, once painted a panel of roses that was highly praised by critics.
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Old Eb was, like many of his breed, rather stingy with words. He said very little, and even when he spoke, it was rather grudgingly.
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