Learning to Love Each Other
I began to learn Marxism on my first day of school. Marxism surrounded everything and everyone. It was just accepted as a natural thing, but I didn't believe it at all. I just firmly remembered what my parents told me: "People can only depend on themselves." Life was not easy in China, and everyone in my family worked hard... >Read More
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In Control
I went through life by always having to be in control; being in charge. I was the disciplinarian at home and was the one who did all the "grounding".
When it came to my job, I'd be the one to organize and get social events happening. If there was a party or a function to plan - get Donna Leah... >Read More
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More to Life
It seemed that we had everything. But I knew there had to be more to life than what we were living.
At home in India, I thought that my family's life was not any different than that of a Hindu family. We went to church instead of going to Temple. When somebody died, we would bury him or her and... >Read More
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Olympic Gold Isn't For Everyone -- But Excellence Is
Twenty two years ago, Kathy Kreiner stood on the Olympic podium listening to Canada's national anthem being played in her honour. The gold medal had just been placed around her neck, and as the Canadian flag rose against the backdrop of the mountains near Innsbruck, Austria, a swell of emotion and pride passed through the hearts of Canadians everywhere.
A...... >Read More
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When Parents Break Your Heart
I was sleeping on the couch. At least they thought I was sleeping. My parents, both drunk, were having a fight. My father pushed my mother with enough force that she broke her pelvis and ended up in the hospital. This was one of many crazy memories of that I have of my family. Even to this day some... >Read More
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Forgiven
She simply could not believe it. God could forgive her? If people really knew the truth about her life, she thought, they surely would not tell her that God was waiting for her with open arms!
Sometimes she wanted to run and hide from God. She felt she had blown it just too many times and in too many ways.... >Read More
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Unmasking Our True Selves
Mary took a deep breath, put on her best grin-and-bear-it smile and knocked on the door of her friend’s home. Somehow, she had gotten herself into a schedule where she always had something going on but none of it seemed to be her first choice. Mary was known for her so-called confidence and full social life, but she was... >Read More
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Deciding for Myself
There was still something missing in my life, and I didn't know... >more
A Secure Future
In Jos, Nigeria, as an act of duty, seven-year-old Elizabeth was given... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)