THIS POST WAS written in the Summer of 2023. Lord, who am I to teach the way To little children day by day, So prone myself to go astray? ⁂ Leslie Pinckney Hill’s poem “The Teacher” is a piece capable of stabbing even the purest of hearts. Who are you? it accuses. How dare you? […]
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Written by Colin Shuran on 2/21/2025 ~~~ At my church, it’s possible to get an entire workout in while worshiping. We call it “Church Aerobics,” and it’s the greatest exercise trend since Pilates hit the scene (formerly known as Pontius Pilates). Church aerobics are great for any age. Follow these instructions from the Pastor, and
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.”~Davy Crockett I spent my birthday in Austin, Texas, this past week, and I had a blast. No amount of words in the
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “You live as if you were destined to live forever . . . You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, though all the while that day which
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “The soul of the world is nourished by people’s happiness.”~Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) Just yesterday, when shopping for groceries at the wonderful Food Lion, I was leaving just as a father and his
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “Many a false step was made by standing still.”~Unknown Amidst the backdrop of the American Revolutionary War, John Adams was quietly journaling one night when, not far away, guns fired and sent a
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “True peace is not the absence of some negative force—tension, confusion, or war; it is the presence of some positive force—justice, good will, and brotherhood.”~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.(from his sermon, “Facing the
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “Hand in hand with freedom of speech goes the power to be heard . . .” ~Bobby Kennedy In April 2023, I had the great honor of standing on the TEDx stage, an experience I
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THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO MY MAILING LIST. WANT TO RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE? SIGN UP HERE: https://colinshuran.com/newsletter/ “Under all this seeming want of life and motion, the world does move nevertheless.” ~Abraham Lincoln, 1856 IT WAS THE 1850s, and the issue of slavery was ramping up—more specifically, the issue concerning the
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I RECENTLY TOOK a trip to Guatemala, as a delegate with my hometown church. It was a mission trip, in which the common question asked was, “What are you guys gonna build?” When people hear about a mission trip, they automatically assume delegates are building houses. Our delegation’s reply, though? We’re building relationships. By doing
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