Sports, kids and life
- 12th September 2006
- Jonathan McNair
As summer ends and school begins, many parents take a deep breath, close their eyes, and take the plunge into the next hectic chapter of life.
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As summer ends and school begins, many parents take a deep breath, close their eyes, and take the plunge into the next hectic chapter of life.
Did Israel just lose their first battle? Some think they did! Why? Were they too cautious and indecisive?
Have we as a society rejected God? Do we really worship and obey Him?
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The United States of America is at war on several fronts. However, hardly anybody seems to notice or to care.
My wife and I recently returned from camping in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. We will never forget our first visit to the Smokies over 35 years ago. What a sight!
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The eyes of the world are once again riveted to the escalating fighting and chaos erupting in the Middle East. As expected, the tiny nation of Israel once more finds itself fighting a war on both physical and political fronts.
On May 26, 2006, high on the north slope of Mount Everest, Daniel Mazur, Olympia, Washington climbing guide was faced with a life or death decision. He was climbing the summit of Everest when he and his party encountered a most unusual sight. "Mazur, his two clients and a Sherpa guide were just two hours from the 29,035-foot peak… when they came across 50-year-...