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... >Read More
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Seeing Possibility
Profile on: Penny McCoy, youngest person named to the US National Ski Team, bronze medal winner at the World Championships in Chile
Where other people saw only snow, Dave McCoy saw possibility. After the hydrographer’s research showed that Central California’s Mammoth Mountain had more snow than any other in the area, in 1953 he bought the...... >Read More
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The Rock
I based my whole life on a t-shirt which read: "Basketball is life and the rest is details."
I had finally reached the pinnacle of my basketball career. All the sacrifices, hard work, and persistence had finally paid off. I was going to the 1996 Olympic Games. We were representing Canada, competing against the world's best, chasing after a gold...... >Read More
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The Perfect Love
This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries.
Aiming for the Olympics, Michelle pushed for perfection - only to realize she had to conquer a severe eating disorder.
"This can't be happening," Michelle breathed, every muscle in her body straining ahead. A passing sprinter spliced the air to take the lead.
Michelle...... >Read More
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Olympic Skater Delivers Speed - With a Smile
The starter's pistol blasts, and before the first echo reverberates around the rink, Catriona LeMay Doan bolts down the ice.
She powers around the oval in a graceful rythmn - her legs sweeping left, right, left, right; her body gliding along in peaceful motion. Her thighs burn but she bites down on the pain. It's the Olympics, and Catriona's hours,...... >Read More
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What's God got to do with it?
This is part 2 of this article. Read part 1.
Remember this, what can settle your mind will not settle your soul. It will stir it up. You are a unique creation made by God to live and not simply exist. Your soul longs to find its ultimate purpose. It will not rest until you do. Your soul craves its... >Read More
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What Does Your Soul Crave?
I read a book called Soul Cravings by Erwin McManus. These are my thoughts (McManus' quotes are in italics).
It’s hard to define the things inside my heart. I wonder if I’m the only one who feels what I feel and wants what I want. Am I the same as others in this mass of humanity, or am I alone... >Read More
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Shark-Victim Surfer Girl's Simple Faith
Bethany Hamilton looks like any fun-loving young American teenager – bright... >more
Intimacy, Sex & Scandals
The headlines proclaimed the potential fall of another celebrity. The scandal began... >more
Crave: The Documentary
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)