Superbowl Countdown: Remembering NFL Greats of the Past
In the weeks leading up to the NFL Superbowl, often a person's thoughts will return to the NFL greats of the past. Perennial all-stars like Joe Montana and Troy Aikman as well as those special stories with fairytale endings like Kurt Warner will probably come to mind.
One name that you may have forgotten, or never heard about, is Rolf Benirschke....
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Gary's Story: In His Own Words
On Saturday November 8th, 2008 my world blew apart – literally. I was carrying a package I thought was a gift when it exploded in my hands.
We had recently sold our cozy townhouse and were excited to move into a larger home with a yard for our daughters. The day started out with a quiet breakfast of tea and cinnamon buns. We were...
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I Wasn’t Ready to be a Grandma!
According to the US Census Bureau, over 2.5million children in the USA live with their grandparents and not their parents. In an article on our site, author Frank Jones explores the increasingly common phenomenon of being a parent again at 50+.
Joan Giesbrecht didn't have to deal with raising her grandchild alone, but she nevertheless didn't feel...
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The Power of Words
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words . . . can wound forever.
Pictures of me as a little kid are really cute –– curly blond hair, a quick smile and eyes always looking for the next adventure. I had the confidence that comes from knowing you are truly loved. If we painted pictures at school, I painted three. I had a storybook childhood...
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Journeying Out of Depression (The Road to Siloam)
The news came with startling swiftness that night. We don't know whether it was prepared text or if the words flowed spontaneously, but one solitary angel was called upon to make an announcement that has never been forgotten.
Appearing in a small Judean pasture in the middle of the night, this messenger from heaven introduced the true light that...
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From Victim to Victory
[flv:http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.flv http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.jpg 300 234] With a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other, Sharon Ast knelt beside her bed and asked God’s permission to take her own life.
It wasn’t the first time her fate was about to be decided at gunpoint. Growing up, her alcoholic father...
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"I Hadn't Hit Bottom, but I Could See it Coming...."
When he was fifteen, Roger Sabourin of Medicine Hat, Alberta, went through one of the worst experiences imaginable for a young teen: sexual abuse at the hands of a clergy member.
Devastated by the experience but fearing what would happen if he went public with the crime, Roger chose to remain silent, keeping his hurt and grief to himself for the...
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