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Dec 25, 2011
Christmas
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Recall a Christmas when your entire life seemed to wait for one never-to-be-forgotten present. For me it was a tennis racket. My parents had great fun presenting it to me that Christmas morning.... Read More + |
Dec 26, 2010
Best of 2010 Audio
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The first audio message from Howard Butt, Jr., aired on the radio in 2001. That year, the messages played on a few dozen stations in Texas, gently encouraging people during their morning commute... Read More + |
Dec 19, 2010
When You Know a Person's Story
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It was the San Antonio Junior Livestock Auction. Dustin looked like every other kid there. As for his goat . . . well, the bids were okay. Then someone told a story that Dustin himself had... Read More + |
Dec 12, 2010
Who Remembers Our Work
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Dr. Charley Gordon is a brain surgeon and author of In Plain Sight. One day, walking the halls of UCLA Medical Center, he spotted a worn, black-and-white photo of the hospital’s founding... Read More + |
Nov 25, 2010
Thanksgiving
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The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth in 1621—but not until 1863 did the holiday become an annual event. One woman, Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey’s Lady's Book, had... Read More + |
Nov 24, 2010
The Most Important Ingredient
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When Mark was 13, his mom let him bake the crowning moment of their family's Thanksgiving meal—the pumpkin pie. She figured he couldn't mess up a recipe that depended on store-bought crust and... Read More + |
Jul 6, 2010
Serving One Scoop at a Time
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Jim was CEO of the hospital, but he still served ice cream at the annual ice cream social. During the day, senior staff members scooped gallons and gallons of ice cream for anyone who dropped... Read More + |
Mar 14, 2010
Grapevine Faith
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In 2008, Faith High School played football against Gainesville State School, a juvenile detention center team with no fans. Until that night. Faith High put 200 fans in Gainesville’s bleachers,... Read More + |
Feb 21, 2010
Hitting the Delete Key
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Steve watched a young friend typing on the computer. When he made a typo, he just hit the delete key, corrected the error, and went on. Steve spoke up: "With typewriters, it wasn't so simple.... Read More + |
Dec 22, 2009
Get to Know the Repairman
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Chris threw down his bike and ran off with his friends. Minutes later, a repairman climbed into a truck, unaware of the boy's bike lying just behind his tire. The next sound was a loud crunch. The... Read More + |
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Daily Reflection From Laity Lodge
Add to the Beauty
During the past several days, I have been reflecting on various implications of a passage in Ezekiel 41 in which God reveals his plans for beautiful decorations of the temple in Jerusalem. I began... Read More +
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