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Some have walked through pain and sorrow to bring you their message of hope. | bring | {
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Some are so filled with gratitude, for the gift of life and the love of God, that their joy spills out on the paper and brightens the lives of thousands whom they have never known, and will never see. | are | {
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Some are so filled with gratitude, for the gift of life and the love of God, that their joy spills out on the paper and brightens the lives of thousands whom they have never known, and will never see. | known | {
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Some are so filled with gratitude, for the gift of life and the love of God, that their joy spills out on the paper and brightens the lives of thousands whom they have never known, and will never see. | see | {
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Fifteen years ago, there were no Guideposts at all. | were | {
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This month a million Guideposts will circulate all over the world. | circulate | {
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Experts in the publishing field consider this astounding. | consider | {
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They do not understand how a small magazine with no advertising and no newsstand sale could have achieved such a following. | understand | {
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They do not understand how a small magazine with no advertising and no newsstand sale could have achieved such a following. | achieved | {
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To me, the explanation is very simple. | is | {
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I am not doing anything, of myself. | doing | {
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I am merely a channel for something. | am | {
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What is this something? | is | {
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I cannot define it fully. | define | {
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It is the force in the universe that makes men love goodness, even when they turn away from it. | is | {
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It is the force in the universe that makes men love goodness, even when they turn away from it. | makes | {
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It is the force in the universe that makes men love goodness, even when they turn away from it. | turn away | {
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It is the power that holds the stars in their orbits, but allows the wind to bend a blade of grass. | is | {
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It is the whisper in the heart that urges each one to be better than he is. | is | {
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It is the whisper in the heart that urges each one to be better than he is. | urges | {
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It is mankind 's wistful yearning for a world of justice and peace. | is | {
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All things are possible to God, but He chooses - usually - to work through people. | are | {
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All things are possible to God, but He chooses - usually - to work through people. | work | {
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Fifteen years ago, troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world, a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women, regardless of creed or color, could set forth boldly their religious convictions and bear witness to the power of ... | troubled | {
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The businessman was Raymond Thornburg. | was | {
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The minister was Norman Vincent Peale. | was | {
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Compared to the big, established magazines, my first efforts seemed feeble indeed. | Compared | {
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The people who told the stories were sincere. | told | {
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For example, early in my life, when one of my editorial workers wanted to find out how churches and philanthropic organizations met the needs of New York 's down-and-outers, he did n't just ask questions. | wanted | {
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For example, early in my life, when one of my editorial workers wanted to find out how churches and philanthropic organizations met the needs of New York 's down-and-outers, he did n't just ask questions. | find out | {
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For example, early in my life, when one of my editorial workers wanted to find out how churches and philanthropic organizations met the needs of New York 's down-and-outers, he did n't just ask questions. | met | {
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Len LeSourd went and lived in the slums as a sidewalk derelict for ten days. | lived | {
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That was nearly 13 years ago. | was | {
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Len LeSourd is my executive editor today. | is | {
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Many of you are familiar, I 'm sure, with the story of my early struggles : the fire in January, 1947, that destroyed everything - even our precious list of subscribers. | are | {
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Many of you are familiar, I 'm sure, with the story of my early struggles : the fire in January, 1947, that destroyed everything - even our precious list of subscribers. | 'm | {
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Many of you are familiar, I 'm sure, with the story of my early struggles : the fire in January, 1947, that destroyed everything - even our precious list of subscribers. | destroyed | {
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The help and sympathy that were forthcoming from everywhere. | were | {
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The crisis later on when debts seemed about to overwhelm me. | seemed | {
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The crisis later on when debts seemed about to overwhelm me. | overwhelm | {
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That was when a remarkable woman, Teresa Durlach, came to my aid - not so much with money, as with wisdom and courage. | was | {
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That was when a remarkable woman, Teresa Durlach, came to my aid - not so much with money, as with wisdom and courage. | came | {
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`` You 're not living up to your own principles '', she told my discouraged people. | living up to | {
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`` You 're not living up to your own principles '', she told my discouraged people. | told | {
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`` You 're so preoccupied that you 've let your faith grow dim. | let | {
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`` You 're so preoccupied that you 've let your faith grow dim. | grow | {
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What do you want - a hundred thousand subscribers? | want | {
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Visualize them, then, believe you are getting them, and you will have them ''! | Visualize | {
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Visualize them, then, believe you are getting them, and you will have them ''! | getting | {
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Visualize them, then, believe you are getting them, and you will have them ''! | have | {
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And the 100000 subscribers became a reality. | became | {
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And now a million January Guideposts are in circulation. | are | {
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With our growth came expansion into new fields of service. | came | {
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Today more than a thousand industries distribute me to their employees. | distribute | {
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They say all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to meet. | say | {
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They say all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to meet. | have | {
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They say all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to meet. | helps | {
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They say all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to meet. | meet | {
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Hundreds of civic clubs, business firms and individuals make me available to school teachers throughout the land. | make | {
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They say it helps them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built. | say | {
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They say it helps them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built. | helps | {
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They say it helps them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built. | bring back | {
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They say it helps them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built. | built | {
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Thousands of free copies are sent each month to chaplains in the Armed Forces, to prison libraries and to hospitals everywhere. | sent | {
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Bedridden people say I am easy to hold - and read. | say | {
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Bedridden people say I am easy to hold - and read. | am | {
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