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War

War ~ U2 | Then and Now War is U2’s 3rd studio album and today marks its 35th anniversary. “The real battle just begun To claim the victory Jesus won On— Sunday Bloody Sunday” I was introduced to U2 via MTV. It was the video for, “New Years Day” and it was mind blowing. The Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Oswald Chambers
“Jesus Christ reveals, not an embarrassed God, not a confused God, not a God who stands apart from the problems, but One who stands in the thick of the whole thing with man. ” ~Oswald Chambers Continue reading
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Happy Groundhog Day
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs back into its burrow, predicting six more weeks of Continue reading
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Daring Greatly
Photo Credit: TED.com “Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.” The title, Daring Greatly, is from Theodore Roosevelt’s famous speech, “Citizen in a Republic.” Considering the focus of this book is on the courage to live vulnerably, the title’s source is hugely appropriate. “It Continue reading
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Where Will You Go In 2018?
Editor’s Note: Reposted from Outside To help you create the ultimate outdoor agenda, we asked our travel experts where they’re dying to go this year Stay in a PurePod in New Zealand PurePod (PurePods) Expert: Contributor Jen Murphy The Draw: These eco-friendly one-bedroom structures with glass walls are plunked down in some of the most Continue reading
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Bono, St. Paul, King David and Rolling Stone
Editor’s Note: Great find by Steve Beard at Thunderstruck * The person who wrote best about love in the Christian era was Paul of Tarsus, who became Saint Paul. He was a tough f**ker. He is a superintellectual guy, but he is fierce and he has, of course, the Damascene experience. He goes off and Continue reading
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Dolores O’Riordan, RIP
Photo: Yui Mok Editor’s Note: Provided by Steve Beard at Thunderstruck Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of the Irish band the Cranberries, died Monday in London. She was 46. The Cranberries’ Noel and Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler said, “We are devastated on the passing of our friend Dolores. She was an extraordinary talent and we Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~John Wayne
“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.” ~John Wayne Continue reading

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