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News from Albania

As you may know, we currently have a team in Albania assisting Campus Crusade with English Camps. Brent Freeby, one of our GBC members, is leading the team. He is making frequent posts on his "Engrish Camp 2010"  blog. Here is the link: http://bf...

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HOSPITALITY

Here is a characteristic we all like!! Especially if we are on the receiving end. It’s good to be the recipient of warm and enjoyable hospitality. We don’t have to study word derivation and background history to know that hospitality is being kind and welcoming to all, especially to ...

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A Word about the Deal Maker

Late last week, a friend from the past with whom I reconnected earlier this year, picked up his Austin, Texas phone, called, and greeted me with “He Is Risen.” My first thought was, “Who is this, Rip Van Winkle? You’re a bit late, you know! I mean, Easter was three ...

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Humility

In the Bible, pride is looked upon as the basic sin. And, humility is viewed as a basic virtue, along with self-abasement. Now, this is pretty far-removed from the average person’s thinking about life. Usually we say as that famous baseball player said, “Nice guys finish ...

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A Word about Pursuing Happiness

For more than fifty years it has been called “the happiest place on earth.” I’ve read that almost sixteen million people visited Disneyland last year, most of whom also showed up there the other day as Charlotte and I tried to keep up with four captivated grandchildren! ...

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