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The Power of Story

By: admin | Date: April 16, 2016 | Categories: quotes

(Pete Briscoe) More effective than historical facts about Jesus “Stories are more powerful than statistics, more interesting than facts, more stimulating than propositions, more exciting than presentations, easier to remember than an outline or a speech. They go to our heart.”

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My Saddest Story

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A story doesn’t have to be long to move you. William Shatner told a story of three sentences. Captain Kirk in Star Trek. “This is my saddest story. In grade school they would have us open our Valentine’s cards and read them out loud. I always sent cards to myself because no one else did.” […]

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Joy in Giving

By: admin | Date: March 6, 2016 | Categories: humor

Even when the gift giving doesn’t go right, it can bring joy. I grew up in a family with six children, so it was hard to keep it straight what different family members wanted for Christmas. So we had a Master List, hanging on the refrigerator. When you’re ready to go shopping, you just look […]

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