The referee’s open palm slammed onto the rubber mat and the hushed crowd erupted in thunderous applause. The wrestler in the blue uniform (let’s call him the “blue wrestler”) had finally pinned his opponent after a long fought, agonizing match. The audience rooting for the young man in the red uniform (the “red wrestler”) was […]
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“Just eat whatever you want!” Let’s see here…hmmm…how may I count the ways (and people) I won’t be hearing this from?!!! Let’s see, at my doctor’s? Nope. How about from a nutritionist? Yeah, right! What about a cross-fit trainer? Do they even eat anything other than green veggies and tofu? LOL – just kidding, of course. You
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TODAY’S VERSES: Psalm 146:3-5 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. We have started
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According to www.theknot.com, the standard wedding vows read: “I, ___, take thee, ___, to be my wedded husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and
There once was a man who was king over a large kingdom. It was the only righteous kingdom in all the land. All were welcome to become citizens of his kingdom under two conditions. First, a person had to surrender their previous citizenship, for no other kingdom abided by the laws of his. Second, every
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“You’re what we runners call a ‘Clydesdale’,” said my podiatrist, chuckling to a phantom audience of other “runners”. We both had a good laugh after he explained that there actually exists a category of runner in organized running called “The Clydesdales.” As you might have already guessed, it is an exclusive club for runners over
About a stone’s throw away from my elementary school is Bristol County Agricultural High School (aka “The Aggie”), a vocational school with a busy thoroughfare across the center of its farmland. It’s one of the most spectacular plots of land in the area, accented by a gorgeous little bridge on the edge of the property
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TODAY’S VERSE: Romans 10:17 (NLT) So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. As we continue our study on Christianity vs. religion in prep school, we are learning more and more about the differences between these two ways of approaching God. We have learned that one of the primary differences is
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And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “THE SPIRIT OF
Think about what it means to confess something. In religious contexts, it typically means to confess a sin, but in its most generic usage, confession is not so narrow. The Greek word in the New Testament is homologeo, which means “to say the same thing, or to agree (with God).” Now consider what it means to
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