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MCB Camp Lejeune Set to Host America’s 250th Birthday Celebration

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with its annual Independence Day event, bringing together the military community for a day of festivities honoring the nation’s independence and this historic milestone. This year’s celebration will pay special tribute as the nation marks two and a half centuries of freedom,

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Pressure is a Privilege

It’s late on Sunday afternoon and the sun is hanging just above the trees. The air is hot and sticky, and I’m standing just beyond the fence in centerfield, pacing back and forth, in a narrow ribbon of shade. This is the third game of the day, and my son’s team is hanging on to a 5-3 lead. They are two outs away from winning the tournament, and

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His Ways Are Not Our Ways

Abraham Lincoln’s legal career began in an odd way on the banks of the Sangamon River in central Illinois. On the front porch of his little country store, Abraham Lincoln and William Berry, his partner, stood. Business was all gone, and Berry asked, "How much longer can we keep this going?" Lincoln answered, "It looks as if our business has just

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The Miracle of God's Love

Nancy and her husband discovered that she was pregnant. Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another child was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for the baby's arrival. Eventually, they found out that the baby was a girl. Night-after-night, Michael sang to his sister in his Mommy's tummy.

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What is honor and how do we give honor?

Proverbs 3:27-28 - Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. If you have the power to do good, do it as unto the Lord. If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you."We all are responsible to honor others. We take time during Memorial Week to honor those who have

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All Fit to Go All-In

After having served with Marines for over seven years, I have observed that truly “fit” warriors have far more than just high or perfect Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT) scores. They must be totally fit in all aspects of their bodies as well. Real warriors’ fitness is about being totally fit physically, mentally,

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Valuing Others

St. Louis welcomed the world in 1904 to celebrate the centennial of Jefferson’s monumental real estate deal with Napoleon Bonaparte of France. Formally it was the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, but it was popularly known as the St. Louis World’s Fair. $15 million had been invested in the venue – 1,200 acres and more than 1,500 buildings.

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Inner Peace in the Midst of Outer Chaos

In the midst of a chaotic world that seems to be in a constant crunch for time, everyone young man and woman goes through some kind of existential identity crisis revolving around deeply personal questions: who am I, what kind of person do I want to become, how am I going to become this person, and why does it all matter? It’s impossible to answer

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Holiday Blues

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” – Andy Williams“The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark TwainThis is a special time of the year for many, but not for all. The “Holiday Blues” is a real thing that has been defined as temporary feelings of anxiety or depression during the holidays that can be associated

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Cut me some slack!

If you have ever been in a relationship, you know full well that there will be conflict. In fact, conflict is often where greater empathy and understanding meet. We learn about one another through conflict. In contrast, what happens when conflict turns to anger, anger into hurt feelings, and hurt feelings into resentment? Left alone, resentment can

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MCB Camp Lejeune Set to Host America’s 250th Birthday Celebration

Pressure is a Privilege

His Ways Are Not Our Ways

The Miracle of God's Love

What is honor and how do we give honor?

All Fit to Go All-In

Valuing Others

Inner Peace in the Midst of Outer Chaos

Holiday Blues

Cut me some slack!