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“A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very, very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control.”
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Barbara Lee on Abstinence
“An abstinence-until-marriage program is not only irresponsible, it’s really inhumane.”
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Benjamin Franklin on Freedom
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.”
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“I do not know of anyone who died as a believer exercising self-control who wished he had been an atheist or had lived an indulgent life, but I have known …
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50-Year-Old Grudge
On January 31, 2012, 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang the doorbell of Norman Johnson, a classmate of his from the 1950s. When the elderly Johnson opened the door, Ericsson pulled a …
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“Get Outta My Pew…Or Else”
We’ve all heard people joking about someone “taking their seat” in church. Usually, it’s nothing more than just an expression. But there was nothing “usual” about what happened when one …
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Move Your Fence…Or I’ll Move Your House
“Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,” warned the Apostle Paul many years ago. He knew that lingering bitterness can make people act in ways …
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Baseball is not the fast-paced game that basketball is. Nor is it a contact sport like football. In spite of those qualities, it still has the reputation of being “America’s …
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Did You Find Jesus?
Lowell, Oakville’s official town drunk, was having a particularly good time down at the Blues and Brews Tavern one Saturday night. When the bar finally closed, Lowell was so inebriated …
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This Guy Must Really Like Jail
It takes some people longer than others to learn their lesson. Marcus Wayne Hunt is one of those people. For years, he’s been on the wrong side of the law, …
