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Change or Die!

by davidrsmith | Feb 28, 2015 | Actions, Answer, Change, Choices, Consequences, Death, Doctor, Failure, Habits, Health, Lifestyle, Sinful Nature, Solution, Surgery

What if you were told you had to make a change, maybe even a big change…or else you would literally die? Would you make the change? Without a doubt, most people say they would. The experts disagree. Overwhelmingly....

Nelson Mandela on Courage

by davidrsmith | Jan 6, 2015 | Actions, Courage, Fear, Knowledge, Leadership, Quotes, Taking a Stand, Taking Action, Victory

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Continue reading

Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Complacency

by davidrsmith | Feb 11, 2014 | Actions, Complacency, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Evil, God's Justice, Guilty, Quotes, Taking a Stand, Taking Action, Words, Works

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”...

Regret Immortalized

by davidrsmith | Nov 12, 2013 | Actions, Africa, Anger, Compassion, Criticism, Death, Grief, Help, Hopeless, Pain, Regret, Suicide, Taking Action, Violence, War, Work

In the violent world of African war where thousands of people shot bullets, South African photojournalist Kevin Carter shot film. The dangerous vocation of wartime photography put him in life-and-death situations on a daily basis…and eventually, it took its toll. But...

Alan Redpath on Character

by davidrsmith | Feb 19, 2013 | Actions, Character, Humans, Integrity, Quotes, Stress, Suffering

“The flavor of a teabag comes out best when put in hot water.” Continue reading

Khrushchev’s Command of the Scriptures

by davidrsmith | Sep 25, 2011 | Actions, Bible, Christianity, Communism, God's Word, Hypocrisy, Jesus' Teaching, Leadership, Lifestyle, Memorization, Persecution, Politicians, Scripture, Truth

In the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, a Russian peasant boy was dutifully taught the Word of God by his parents and fellow villagers. They labored diligently, hoping the Scriptures would shape his life, not knowing that the boy would one day become Premier...

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