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As she tucked her little girl into bed, it happened…
“Mommy,” the little girl pleaded, “where did I come from?” The mother sighed and cleared her throat before speaking.
“Well, honey. I knew some day you’d ask mommy this question,”and for the next fifteen minutes, she explained the facts of life in great detail to her daughter. “There now Honey. …
Winston Churchill seemed so dull as a youth that his father thought he might be incapable of earning a living in England. Charles Darwin did so poorly in school that his father once told him, “You will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family.”
G.K. Chesterton, the English writer, could not read until he was eight. One of …
Texas wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in the Church we often try other strategies with dead horses, including the following:
“I have four things to learn in life:
To think clearly without hurry or confusion;
To love everybody sincerely;
To act in everything with the highest motives;
To trust in God unhesitatingly.”…
Peter was sharp.
…He kept his distance from Jesus.
…“I’ll stay close enough to see him,” Peter reasoned.
…“But not too close, or I may get caught.”
Good thinking, Peter.
…Don’t get too involved—it might hurt.
…Don’t be too loyal—you might get branded.
…Don’t show too much concern—they’ll crucify you too.
We need more men like you, Peter.
…Men who …
“As a young idealist, Dostoyevsky believed that political revolution was the essential route for the life God willed for him…But his efforts to create the kingdom of God by over-throwing the czar came to naught…He was imprisoned by the czar and, so he thought, sentenced to death.
But he didn’t die!
Those who challenged the czar’s totalitarian power were sometimes …
The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then, he had never been away from the security of the family …
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Enjoy pizza with the youth if you brought one. If not, just show the pizza box and coupons to the …