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George W. Truett, a well-known pastor in the mid-1900s, was invited to dinner in the home of a very wealthy man in Texas. When the meal was finished, the gracious host took Pastor Truett to a high place where they could get a good view…
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A story is told that Andrew Jackson’s boyhood friends just couldn’t understand how he became a famous general and then President of the United States…
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