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Better Accommodations

  Cynthia Thomas tells about the time that her brother and his new wife were escorted to their bridal suite in an elegant hotel. They looked forward to the fancy accommodations for which they had splurged on their honeymoon.   … Continue reading

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Life-Giving Water

    Scientists believe that they have found proof that water once flowed on the surface of Mars. This find is exciting, since it is widely believed that water is necessary for life, as we know it, to exist. It … Continue reading

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Keep Pedaling

French cyclist Robert Marchand recently rode his bicycle 62 miles in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds. Not bad for a man who is 100 years old! No record for his age group at this distance had existed previously, … Continue reading

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What Do You See?

    The Buffalo Bills played a terrible football game recently. Though they led 21-7 at one point, they eventually were clobbered by the New England Patriots by a score of 52-28. Buffalo coach Chan Gailey commented: “I don’t like … Continue reading

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Work of Art

In 2010, a lady found an unexpected bargain at a flea market in West Virginia. She paid $7 for a box that contained a doll, a plastic cow and an old painting. Her mother suggested that the painting might be … Continue reading

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Highest Regard

NFL fans were hugely disappointed with the performance of the replacement referees during the recent lockout of the regular officials. Players too, were frustrated with the missed calls, inconsistency and lack of confidence demonstrated by the replacements. Action often came … Continue reading

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Pleasant Places

Someone at church recently asked me for some information about church camp. I said, “I think I have that in my office.” My office, I thought as I went to retrieve the requested document. My office! Sometimes I still find … Continue reading

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Great Samaritan

Gerald Gronowski recently had a flat tire east of Cleveland, Ohio. Christopher Manacci stopped to give him a hand. As they were talking, Gronowski recalled another stranger who had helped him eight years ago. That man had helped him pull … Continue reading

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Love Never Fails

Yesterday I wrote about a nine-year-old boy named George, who was helping his father work on the farm when he spotted 6-year-old Maggie running across a nearby field. He pointed at her and exclaimed to his father, “I’m going to … Continue reading

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She’s the One!

Nine-year-old George was helping his father work on the farm when he spotted 6-year-old Maggie scampering across a nearby field. George pointed to her and exclaimed to his father, “I’m going to marry that girl someday!” You know what? He … Continue reading

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