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SHORT ARTICLES MADE UP OF COMPLETE SENTENCES TAKEN FROM THE MOODY BIBLE-INSTITUTE BASED MOODY STUDENT NEWSPAPER |
Arranged by Matthew Shaw
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The cultural values and moral absolutes of a foreign country can easily present new obstacles for today's missionaries to overcome. The American public never hears this side of the story. Evidently some people find a sense of self-gratification at the expense of others. I remember when I first heard about it. It described me exactly. There are places where angels fear to tread: Lyrical expression covered tragedy, comedy and irony, and included works by Blake, Dunne, Eliot, Frosh, Zeppellin, and Abbot and Costello, as well as original student poetry and song lyrics from all classes. AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! Untapped resources, when discovered, are utilized as quickly as they can be extracted from their environment. The Care Bear I have slept with since age seven is one such place; don't even try to take him from me if you value your life. End of story. Everybody loves Chinatown! A row of men draped in furs begin beating their drums, alternately hitting the tops and bottoms of large skins stretched over hoops. It's almost unimaginable. The show is not perfect. But is this true? It shouldn't. The lapses are minor in light of the story. "Ipqitchautin, nutaqtaurutin Sa-vaak-ka-gin nu-tag-tit-kau-lig-mik!" (In recent days, the evangelical church in the United States has seen a drastic increase of interest in the family; groups such as Focus on the Family have become enormously influential, as well as Promise Keepers, which emphasize the importance of intact familial relationships.) "I couldn't figure it out," he said. In Europe, drinking wine with food is just part of the meal. Behind them, women start wailing loudly, piercing the cold Alaskan air with their Brazen song. Haven't used your Spanish lately and feeling a bit rusty? Until recently, the answer was "no." You get the idea: some things in life ought not to be touched. |
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