Clodagh O’Connor
I come from a small village in Clare. My family was fairly well off and I appeared to be happy and well-adjusted. At fourteen, my parent’s marriage ended. I was heart-broken. In the area in which I lived, separation was not a frequent occurrence. People did not know how to react. I felt alone and isolated and became very... >Read More
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The Shocking Cost of Success
Profile: Lowell "Bud" Paxson, Chairman, Paxson Communications Corporation, PAX TV, Co-Founder of the Home Shopping Network
In 1986, Lowell “Bud” Paxson was reshaping the world of direct marketing as we knew it. Having realized the value of broadcasting as a direct sales medium back in 1977, Paxson had built a successful business around selling...... >Read More
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Church, a Hardened Heart, Alcohol and Hope
I'd like to tell you that what you’re about to read is really important and is going to impact your life. The truth is, I'm probably not going to tell you anything you haven't heard before, but let me encourage you to read it anyway.
Raised in a Christian home
I was raised on a dairy farm in the Fraser Valley... >Read More
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Healing a Marriage
Story told by Tom Archibald and Suellen Beatty, written by Laurie Wang
TOM:
Suellen likes to introduce me as her first and third husband because it surprises people. I can see why some people think it’s shocking and I guess it is, but I am so grateful to God that I have the privilege of being her husband today. A marriage with... >Read More
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Finding Healing After Betrayal
Interview of Will Ludy* (names have been changed)
I was desperate, dissatisfied and in great despair that Saturday night I ran with Debra to the church for help. For 12 years, my wife and I had been hiding our broken and dishonest marriage beneath the veneer of the happy and “normal” couple. We had to break the cycle of deceit... >Read More
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Beyond Sadness
I don't remember many details of my early childhood, before I turned five. Just a sense of sadness about those years–a sadness that I didn't want.
A sad childhood
My biological father was a gambler and many times our furniture or our car were lost in a bet. When I was three- my brother only five months old- my father left... >Read More
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I Wanted to Belong
How close I came to making a total wreck of my life I'll probably never know.
When I went to work for the U.S. Government, I met Al Larson at the USO. Within six months we were married and on our way to a naval base in California. I was 18. Although I had been raised to be "religious," my... >Read More
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The Heart of an Olympian
Michelle appeared to have it all - a successful soccer career, awards,... >more
Learning to Trust
As a child, I was racked with loneliness, craving acceptance and approval.... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)