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  • Memories of Billy

    Memories of Billy

    It is said that Billy Graham spoke in-person to over 100 million people. That’s one third of the current population of the United States. His “crusades” filled arenas and stadiums from the mid 1940’s to the mid 2000’s. Before a Billy Graham event would come to town, a grassroots movement of churches and volunteers invited…

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  • Five Ways the Holidays Stress Us Out

    When I was a kid I never realized how stressful the Christmas season could become. When you’re eight or 10 or 11 years old, Christmas is all about presents and Christmas trees and lights and sugar cookies. There are road trips to see grandparents, singing “Silent Night” by candlelight at church, and endless teasing from

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  • In Search of the Ideal, Part 6: Memory

    I long for the ideal of having a perfect memory… to see, hear and feel what I’ve already experienced. I want SO badly to remember things people told me. What is even more cruel is that I can remember some dreams that I’ve had at night better than the reality I lived the day before!

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  • In Search of the Ideal, Part 3: Death & Loss

    Author’s Note: This is the third part in a series on mankind’s search for the ideal — the perfect, the mature, the right. I m convinced that every human being, Christian or not, has at some depth a desire for things to “be right” in the world. This longing drives us to seek answers. Some

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