Jim Ryun was a favorite in the Olympic 1,500 meters the day he fell. As a massive crowd in the stadium and on television watched, Ryun made his way around the track in a pack of finely conditioned runners. And then he crashed to the ground. In a race of that sort, a fall virtually guarantees that it will be impossible to win. And Jim Ryun must have known that as he lay there on the track.
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2. One More Downhill Run
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Gordon MacDonald
My father taught me to ski when I was a young boy. I recall one of his first pieces of advice on the slope: "Remember, son, that more accidents happen in the final hour of the day than at any other time." I now know that he was correct.
Trying to get one more downhill run in before the ski tow closes, some skiers will rush down the slope forgetting that their bodies are tired and that their refle...
3. Rebuilding Your Broken World
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Gordon MacDonald
In Rebuilding Your Broken World, Gordon MacDonald suggests twenty-five questions to help develop accountability and invite feedback. If we desire to grow, we should submit ourselves to a spiritual mentor and answer these questions honestly.
1. How is your relationship with God right now?
2. What have you read in the Bible in the past week?
3. What has God said to you in this reading?
4. Where do ...
