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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...

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...

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...

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,...

Is Jesus the Son of God? Is he the way to God? Did he die for me? Is he alive? If you find yourself asking questions, you are in good company. It is okay to have doubts. God isn't afraid of your questions. He welcomes your search for truth. When John the Baptist asked if Jesus was the Messiah and when "Doubting" Thomas was skeptical about...

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 destiny. Your soul desires. It always will. You...

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 in my experiences? Maybe you sometimes feel...