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The Little Chapel That Stood
September 11, 2001, started like any other morning in New York City, but then everything changed. The first plane hit the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later, the second plane hit the South Tower. Smoke and ash quickly filled the streets as the buildings came crashing down. However, just one block away from…
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The Hero
Every story has a hero. From movies to books to video games, the spotlight always lands on the one who saves the day. Naturally, we want to put ourselves in that role in life. But when we try, we quickly realize we don’t have what it takes. We fall short. We make mistakes. The Bible…
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The Firework
I’ve never been a big fan of firework shows. I mean, once you have seen one, you have pretty much seen them all. However, one night I noticed something about them that I hadn’t thought about before. I noticed that the smaller fireworks would shoot up fast and pop almost instantly. But the bigger ones…
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The Architect
Every building starts with a plan. Nobody pours concrete or stacks bricks at random and hopes that it miraculously turns into a home. No, it requires months, and sometimes even years, of planning ahead of time. Every small detail on the blueprint has a purpose, and it is the architect’s job to make sure everything…
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The Heist
The other night I was watching The Italian Job. It’s a classic heist movie where a team of people with different strengths works together to take back what was stolen. Mark Wahlberg, the main character, was the brains, one was the driver, one handled explosives, another was an expert at breaking into safes, and one…
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The Good Shepherd
Psalm 23 (KJV):The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul:he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil: for…
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The Gentle Surgeon
The other day, I got a huge splinter in my hand. I’m not talking about the ones where you can just pluck it out with tweezers. I’m talking about one where I had to dig under the skin with a knife to get it out. Even though the pain of digging it out was hard…
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The Attic
I’ve always enjoyed cleaning out spaces that haven’t been touched in a while and making them functional again. There is something satisfying about walking into a cluttered attic, sorting through the boxes, and finding things that have been there all along. Most things need to be trashed or donated, but every now and then you…
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The Shadow
If I could have any superpower, it would be time travel, the ability to rewind, redo, or pause a moment in time. I could go back and fix mistakes I made, maybe head to Vegas and bet on sports games, skip past the hard moments, or stay a little longer in the good times with…
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The Key
It was after hours at church. The sound of worship was long gone, and the building was empty. I was five or six years old when it happened, but I still remember it to this day. I wandered down the hall to the bathroom, not thinking much of it. After taking care of business, I…
The Bigger Picture
The Bigger Picture 