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God deserves our final gratitude…not the universe or the government or our “inner light.” Even the good gifts of other people’s time and help and love point, ultimately, to God. And, of course, God doesn’t owe us any of these good gifts, nor could we ever deserve them.

Flying every day. specifically for c-17 air crews the hardest three weeks of our lives emotionally and physically. none of that was in the forefront of our mind like maybe america was seeing. what we were seeing was 450 people on each one of our c-17s. we were seeing young families, a lot of little kids, a lot of grateful and hopeful smiles. we -- i would say i had a unique advantage of being in a position where all we saw was gratefulness and goodness and success in what we were doing. >> bill:...

Jls tweeted to say... the pop dquedward called her a music icon. and davina mccall, who presented popstars the rivals, which launched sarahs career, tweeted to say... and the model and tv personality katie price has posted on instagram to say, "sarah harding was always such a genuine and honest person," and that shed always remember the laughs they had together. weve heard from a couple of the judges from that programme. louis walsh says, it said shes gone too young, she was a was fun in the lif...

Power lines down. some still live. obviously the homes reduced to rubble and then homes that are not completely destroyed but certainly impacted, and it literally is like something you the -- for us, would see on tv. maybe on cnn. a report in oklahoma or iowa. not something we see in new jersey and not in the southern part of gloucester county. the devastation was overwhelming, and the shock and gratefulness that we felt that there was really no devastating loss of life was really what were left...

Ongoing for hours, chanting for the olympics to be canceled. despite that, there were memorable moments in the ceremony for the people of japan, for the entire world. including the highlight of naomi osaka lighting that olympic cauldron. she is seen as the perfect choice to play this role. she sends that message of diversity that the olympic committee is trying to represent. her mother is japanese. her father is haitian. she represents a growing generation of mixed race athletes in japan who are...

Your hate goes out to them as well. what are they saying to yu about the demolition of the rest of the building? >> i can tell you, wolf, i was there this morning with the families when assistant chief announced that the work on the pile, the search and rescue had resumed 20 minutes after the demolition. there was a loud applause, and you could sense the gratefulness in the audience. the families are not kidding themselves. theyre realists. they know this is a bad situation, but we are praying f...

Long time, and it took us a very long time, years to ask thee obvious question. what exactly did julian assange do wrong? all good people hate julian assange. what was his crime exactly? was he hacking into other peoples computers, was he stealing secrets from the u.s. government? no, hewa was a journalist, he ws an editor, that is literally true. do you throw editors in jail because they embarrass you? probably shouldnt, not a good precedent to set even if you dont like the persons politics, yo...

People attacked greenwood, one of the most affluent black communities at the time, often referred to as black wall street. hundreds of buildings were burned to the ground. some 300 black tulsans were killed. tremaine lee is live in tulsa with more on this. good to see you. youve been there all week as they prepare to commemorate this anniversary. this event is getting renewed attention in recent years. whats the feeling been like leading up to this anniversary? >> thanks so much for having me. i...

The Israelites and Us Thursday, February 25, 2021 @ 2:20 PM If I had to sum up the book of Exodus in one word, it would be "Moses." There’s a sense of nostalgia when it comes to reading the Exodus stories surrounding Moses. Many of us grew up watching the  Prince of Egypt or learned about the plagues in Sunday School or VBS. However, it wasn’t until my most-recent read through that I paid closer attention to some characters in this divine story - the Israelites. Pharaoh and the Egyptians ...

The Globe and Mail Ann Diehl Published February 11, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Illustration by April Dela Noche Milne About three months ago an unusually fierce windstorm blew through our neighbourhood. I went to the second floor of the house to look out at the valley...