Henry blew his wife a kiss and walked out the door. The elderly man was running out to pick up a few items from the grocery store for dinner that …
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Down with the Declaration
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty …
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Who Won?
In the summer of 1815, Europeโs eyes were fixed on the small town of Waterloo in what is now modern-day Belgium. There, an English and Prussian coalition bravely faced the …
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My New Boyfriend
As promised, Jessica brought her new boyfriend, Dylan, by the house to meet her parents on Friday evening. When they opened the front door, mom and dad werenโt exactly thrilled …
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The Church and the Military
The Church and the military have a lot in common. Both involve large groups of people. Both have missions. Both exist for the benefit of others. Both require personal sacrifice. …
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Smiling in Church
Church can be a place thatโs filled with distractions: cell phones with annoying ring tones, old people who cough loudly (and unceasingly), and of course, babies that cry. But what …
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No Kind of Religion
Christianity seems strange to those who stand outside its number, partly because of the bold claims it makes about the most important facets of life. This reality isnโt restricted to …
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Everybody knows that in baseball you get three strikesโฆand then youโre out. Not 1. Not 4. Itโs such a universal rule that most parents and teachers (and even bosses) use …
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An old tale from the Middle East speaks of a merchant from Baghdad who sent his servant to the market one day. Before long the servant came back, white and …