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Jan 8, 2009
Naming the year
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by gordon123
In the ancient world it was thought that if you knew a person's name you had power over that person. People were understandably cautious in sharing their names. We modern people tend to think that is silly, so we shout our...
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Jan 7, 2009
New Year's resolution: Hug an advertiser
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by Sam Van Eman
Advertisers have it rough. They promote products, so we naturally blame them for the month we just spent dodging (and being hit by) commercial shrapnel. They used the television to shoot at us, and magazines, newspaper...
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Jan 1, 2008
Resolutions
by Howard E. Butt Jr.
It’s the time for resolutions. Why do we vow to change every January 1st—yet by February laugh at our high intentions? One reason is that profound change is so difficult. Another reason is that we can’t...
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Jan 2, 2007
God Gave Me Some New Resolutions
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by Marcus D Goodyear
When I taught high school English, we always started the spring semester with goals. "Your chance for a fresh start!" I'd tell the students. They'd all groan, but I still made them fill out index cards with three specific...
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Jan 2, 2007
Negative Splitting
by Howard E. Butt Jr.
At the age of eight, Glenn Cunningham suffered terrible burns in a schoolhouse fire. Although his mother convinced the doctors not to amputate Glenn's legs, they said he would never walk again. Ten years later, however,...
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Dec 31, 2006
To Everything There Is a Season
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by Howard E. Butt Jr.
In the late sixties, Pete Seeger recorded a hit song called "Turn! Turn! Turn!" The words are from the Bible. The third chapter of Ecclesiastes says, "For everything there is a time and a season." This...
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Dec 6, 2006
Hello, My Name is Van
by stevemccoy
In the winter of 1994, I left my apartment in Carbondale, Illinois, and drove to the Baptist Student Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University. My wife, Molly, was not feeling well and decided to stay home. We...
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Dec 21, 2005
Renewal
by Dan Roloff
Each new year makes me think about renewal. Some people will make resolutions to change their appearance or behavior. Some just take stock of what has happened in the past year. Some reorganize their goals. But we...
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Sep 8, 2002
Grateful
by Howard E. Butt Jr.
On September 11, Americans were violently rocked by thousands of untimely deaths. We were stunned, but quickly united. People unable to assist at Ground Zero did everything else possible. They gave blood, donated money,...
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