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Why art thou cast down, O my soul?

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:29am

WHEN the Psalmist (Psalm 42:5) gave utterance to these words, his spirit was dejected and his heart was heavy within him. In the checkered career of David there was not a little which was calculated to sadden and depress: the cruel persecutions of Saul, who hunted him as a partridge upon the mountains, the treachery of his trusted friend Ahithophel, the perfidy of Absalom, and the remembrance of his own sins, were enough to overwhelm the stoutest. And David was a man of like passions with us: he was not always upon the mountain-top of joy, but sometimes spent seasons in the slough of despond and the gorge of gloom. But David did not give way to despair, nor succumb to his sorrows.

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WELCOME TO THE FUTURE!

Submitted by Victoria on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 2:45pm

Here we are… Beginning, yet, another year... Happy New Year, my friends! I whole-heartedly hope that 2012 does not find you in the same old rut that many people seem to fall into at this time of year: setting unrealistic vows to better themselves. Yes, I’m referring to those resolutions people seem to make every year… Have you ever looked up the definition of “goal”? According to Merriam-Webster.com, goal is defined as, “the terminal point of a race”. I think we can all agree that resolutions feel rather ‘terminal’ when attempting to carry them out…

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The Trouble With X

Submitted by Kyle Jackson on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 3:36pm

I suppose I may assume that seven out of ten of those who read these lines are in some kind of difficulty about some other human being. Either at work or at home, either the people who employ you or those whom you employ, either those who share your house or those whose house you share, either your in-laws or parents or children, your wife or your husband, are making life harder for you than it need be even in these days. It is to be hoped that we do not often mention these difficulties (especially the domestic ones) to outsiders. But sometimes we do. An outside friend asks us why we are looking so glum; and the truth comes out.

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