Personal Narrative: My Passion For Running

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As a child, I have always had a passion for running. It all pretty much started when I ran my first race. Actually it was the Spring Run of 2006. This flaired my love for this particularly interesting sport. Fast forward to the summer of my freshman year. It was time to decide on a sport that I would participate in for the fall school season. At the time, I was a very avid volleyball player, as well as, a golfer which I had done regularly, and my last choice was cross country. I at this moment totally thought I, myself, would and could do all three sports. Unfortunately, that fantasy was quickly shut down because just to my luck, all those sports happen to be in the fall. Not knowing what to do, lost in a choice I alone would have

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Long says the following regarding preaching, “Faithful preaching requires such gifts as sensitivity to human need, a discerning eye for the connections between life and faith, an ear towards hearing the voice of Scripture, compassion, a growing personal faith, and…

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