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Fearlessly and Boldly Embracing Life and Death
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. –Theodore Rooseve Boldly embracing life When life is over, and you are coming to the end, will you look back and wonder why you didn’t live instead of going through life with fear and trembling? You can fearlessly and boldly embrace life and death as the title indicates. The secret is to focus on the purpose of your life and the joy of achievement…
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When Courage Wanes…
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend There is an interesting story in the Old Testament recorded in 1 Kings Chapters 18 and 19. It concerns one of the faithful prophets of the Lord, Elijah. Elijah was sent by the Lord to meet King Ahab, king of Israel. Ahab and his wicked queen Jezebel had led the kingdom of Israel into Baal worship and God had caused it not to rain for many days. On his way to find Ahab, Elijah met Obadiah, a servant of Ahab, who also was a…
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America, Born to be Free…
Written by Jimmie Burroughs America was born to be free on that 4th of July 1776. The brave 56 men who signed the constitution pledged their honor, their lives, their property and their fortunes to honor a new Free America. Their desire to live as free men was stronger than their desire to live. The constitution of the United States of America was a declaration to be free at all cost and it did cost and has continued to cost in the terms of tens of thousands of lives. The 56 signers of the declaration of independence were British subjects at the time and by signing the constitution they were…