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I was teaching today about the Populists and the subsequent Progressive Movement. In that, I made the key point that those people who felt desperate to fight against the “powers arrayed against them” did so for over 20 years. From the 1870s through 1896, the Populist Party formed to fight against what they saw as…
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When I was coaching, I was always struck by what really made the difference between the average swimmer and the champion swimmer. Often, believe it or not, talent was not the determining factor. Certainly, talent played a role, but often the real issue was just how persistent and determined a swimmer was. I can remember…
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I was having my weekly prayer meeting with my very close friends Matthew and John. We started talking about the balance in life connected to the accomplishment of goals. I’ve talked a lot, and written a lot, about goals and accomplishment and purpose. This was an interesting conversation and it highlighted some key notions that…