How to keep unity in the face of adversity

A story is told of Tonto and the Lone Ranger riding through a canyon one afternoon. All of a sudden, both sides were filled with American Indian warriors on horses, dressed for battle and shouting loudly.

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How to prepare yourself for battle

A Japanese attack on Hawaii is regarded as the most unlikely thing in the world, with one chance in a million of being successful.

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What does “walk by the Spirit” really mean?

In 1933, bowler Bill Knox had a large screen placed just above the bowling lane so that he couldn’t see the pins.

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The truth that’s behind your emotions

After the 1912 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson made a trip to visit an aged aunt whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

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How you can help combat spiritual ignorance

In 1883 in Allentown, New Jersey, a wooden Indian – the kind you’d see in front of a cigar shop – was placed on the ballot for Justice of the Peace under the fictitious name of Abner Robbins.

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What to do when you feel unappreciated

A young man moved away from his rural hometown and went out to search for a better life. After some time, he became rather successful.

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Can trust really be rebuilt?

A pastor told a story about his teenage son who was dating a girl and was only allowed to see her on certain nights. On one of the nights he wasn’t supposed to see her, the son told his parents he was going over to a friend’s house.

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What legacy will you leave the world?

In the 1995 movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, the story is told of Glenn Holland, who thought his life was compromised when he reluctantly put aside his dream of composing an opus and accepted a job as a high school music teacher.
His goal in life was to write one significant piece of music to leave as his legacy to the world.

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What’s first in your life?

When the famous missionary David Livingstone died, his body was shipped to England where he was buried in Westminster Abbey in London.

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The only way to navigate life’s twists and turns

Just before the 1988 Winter Olympics, a television program aired that featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing.

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