Kids From Save the Children’s U.S. Programs to Ride On Uno® Parade Float New Year’s Day

"Seven kids from Save the Children’s U.S. Programs will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride on the UNO® float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. UNO®, a Mattel brand, has invited the kids to take part in the parade festivities and ride on the float as part of their 40th Anniversary celebration. They are also providing support for Save the Children’s work to help children living in poverty in the U.S."

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Oprah Gets One Right: Dickens Makes the Book Club

"I always tell people that when they read a book to keep their eyes open for Christian themes. But I never thought I’d say they could find them on Oprah’s book list."

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Dying One Day at a Time: Living for God, Not for Me

"Looking forward to the New Year, what topic comes to my mind? Dying. And dying daily.

One of the most powerful lines of Christian writing I’ve ever read was in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s magnificent classic The Cost of Discipleship. 'When Christ calls a man,' Bonhoeffer wrote, 'He bids him to come and die.'"

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All first-class postage to be ‘forever’ stamps

"Beginning in January, all new postage stamps good for 1 ounce of first-class mail will be marked as 'forever.'

The U.S. Postal Service is doing away with issuing first-class stamps with denominations."

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Here's how to stay safe in snow -- on sidewalks or on the slopes

"The blizzard that has shut down the East Coast calls for some warnings about playing in or even walking on snow and ice. The American Assn. of Orthopedic Surgeons (and really, those docs should know) has some advice to share with the hundreds of thousands of Americans who will get injured this year."

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Sailing on the Dawn Treader: Lessons a'Plenty

"C. S. Lewis never missed a chance to teach a moral lesson. And the Voyage of the Dawn Treader is no exception.

Millions of fans of C. S. Lewis’s books are lining up to see the film adaptation of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader—the third movie in the Chronicles of Narnia series."

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Legacy of a life lived right

"Thurmon Perry was never one to marvel much about his age. He was 100-plus years old, feisty, and he posted up each morning in the lobby of his West Side public housing high-rise and went about the business of keeping watch."

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