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  2. Jephtha (Handel) - Wikipedia

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    George Frideric Handel. Jephtha (HWV 70) is an oratorio (1751) by George Frideric Handel with an English language libretto by the Rev. Thomas Morell, based on the story of Jephtha in Judges (Chapter 11) and Jephthes, sive Votum (Jeptha, or the Vow) (1554) by George Buchanan.

  3. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Navy Cmdr. Steve Dundas, a chaplain, went to Iraq in 2007 bursting with zeal to help fulfill the Bush administration’s goal of creating a modern, democratic U.S. ally. “Seeing the devastation of Iraqi cities and towns, some of it caused by us, some by the insurgents and the civil war that we brought about, hit me to the core,” Dundas said.

  4. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Non-standard: I had trouble making friends with them; I never felt excepted. Non-standard: We all went swimming, accept for Jack. acute and chronic. Acute means "sharp", as an acute illness is one that rapidly worsens and reaches a crisis. A chronic illness may also be a severe one, but it is long-lasting, lingering, or having a long history. [5]

  5. Zelus - Wikipedia

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    'zeal') was the daimon that personifies dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal. The English word "zeal" is derived from his name. The English word "zeal" is derived from his name.

  6. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Some are more equal than others (George Orwell, Animal Farm) Sometimes we are the student. Sometimes we are the master. And sometimes we are merely the lesson – Jacalyn Smith; Spare the rod and spoil the child; Speak as you find; Speak of the devil and he shall/is sure/will appear; Speak softly and carry a big stick

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    These were addicts who wanted to stop using, or at least heard the message. They went to abstinence-based, military-themed rehabs and out-of-state Bible-themed rehabs. Some had led meetings or proselytized to addicts in church groups on the power of 12-step. They participated in 12-step study nights. One lived with his NA sponsor.

  8. Lee DeWyze’s ‘Gone For Days’ Is An Introspective Love Letter

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    DeWyze wrote 85% of the material on the front porch of the small house he rented in Bristol. Everyday, he’d look out at the twin city’s only funeral home directly across the street.

  9. Zeal of the convert - Wikipedia

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    The zeal of the convert is a term describing the very fervent devotion to new beliefs, which are completely different from one's old beliefs. [1] [2] [3] For example, Paul the Apostle, formally known as Saul of Tarsus was a Jewish Pharisees who persecuted Christians until he had a life changing vision on the road to Damascus and became a Christian missionary who spent his life spreading ...