Category: Commentary
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If you’re not first, you’re not last
In his last solo race as an Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time finished tied for second. I was struck when I heard people saying that Phelps “lost” the race. True. He didn’t win. But he was the silver medalist!
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Elie Wiesel: 1928-2016
“It was pitch dark. I could hear only the violin, and it was as though Juliek’s soul were the bow. He was playing his life. The whole of his life was gliding on the strings–his last hopes, his charred past, his extinguished future. He played as he would never play again…When I awoke, in the…
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Moving to Minnesota, the next chapter
Excited to be moving to Minnesota in two weeks! For the last several months, I have been looking for a position in a church, as my graduation from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School approached. I was open to basically going anywhere once I graduated. I looked at church job posting websites, and networked through my school’s…
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LeBron’s historic finals: greatest player of all time
No one thought Cleveland would win this series. Golden State had had the winningest season of all time. They had won last year. Cleveland was overmatched, didn’t have the depth. It was the best player in the game (Steph Curry) vs LeBron, who’s past his prime, a shadow of his former greatness. And the series…
Josh Benner 