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Nelson Mandela on Courage
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
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Kenneth Kaunda (President of Zambia) on Preaching
“What a nation needs more than anything else is not a Christian ruler in the palace but a Christian prophet within earshot.”
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Betrayal of a King
In August of 480 BC, a few hundred Spartans led by King Leonidas battled against 150,000 Persian warriors led by King Xerxes. The heavily outnumbered Greeks held their ground, repelled …
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Meeting Mary
You’ve probably heard of Louie Giglio, the founder of Passion, a ministry that impacts hundreds of thousands of college students each year. You’ve probably heard of his best friend, Pastor …
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Slamming the Shepherd
Abraham Lincoln may have been the most-criticized president in our nation’s history. In addition to the usual worries about economic matters, constitutional legality, and foreign affairs policies, he also presided …
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Benjamin Franklin on Mistakes
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
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Juggling Things That Break
Brian Dyson knows success. As the former CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, his work impacted the lives of billions of soda drinkers around the world. Recognizing his authority and influence, …
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Picking Leroy
If you were putting together a basketball team and had the chance to pick Michael Jordan as one of your players, you would almost certainly do so. But back in …
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“He Died for Me!”
Nobody witnessed the crazed gunman sneak into Ford’s Theater the night Lincoln was shot, but many thousands saw the President’s body as it journeyed by train from Washington to Springfield …
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Messy Messaging
In Numbers 32:23, Moses gave God’s people the following warning: “You may be sure that your sin will find you out.” Of course, not everyone believes this truth, so naturally, …
