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The player's viewpoint

Kim Shippey Sentinel staff

Two young athletes tell why it's sometimes more fun to lose than win, and why parental pressure to perform can backfire bigtime.
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Preventing violence on the field

Marilyn C. Jones

Coach Isahn Shoemake shows the kids he works with that keeping themselves in the game—and anger out—starts with their own individual thoughts and actions.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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A HOCKEY DAD'S PRAYERS

David Els

From the fourth grade on, I loved contact sports, particularly football.

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Through a spiritual lens—A LESSON FROM ROCK CLIMBING

Ari Denison

Climbing is about finding perfect rock.
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ORDER ON THE ICE

Japhet Els

Even prior to the summer league incident my mom describes, I would sometimes let my temper cloud my judgment and hinder my ability to play.
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Hockey family

Susan Els

When a violent confrontation on the ice placed her son and their family in the position of "the guilty party," there was only one option: pray for everyone involved.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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Shared reflections

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Never running on empty

By Sylvia Messner

Even when you're in debt and in doubt, there's a way to shift your thoughts into a higher, happier gear. And in the process, you'll become a giver instead of a taker.
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Student writes 'torch' song

with contributions from Karin Hendrickson, Brock Walsh

Karin Hendrickson began composing a song about the Olympics in 1994, inspired by Lillehammer. Eight years later, the song is lighting the way to Salt Lake City.
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Utah resident views Olympics through spiritual lens

Sabrina Stillwell

Love is a powerful antidote to any situation where hate is the motivating factor.

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Then and now: a focus beyond gold medals

By Elizabeth Beall

Prayer during the Olympics is not a new concept. It's been around for about 2,778 years.
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INTERFAITH ROUNDTABLE PROMOTES DIVERSITY

Wendy Winegar

The Olympic ideal seeks to cultivate international understanding and generate peace among nations—to break through physical and mental barriers and perform in the words of the Olympic motto, "swifter, higher, and stronger.
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Did you know . . .

Only a handful of athletes have represented their countries in both Winter and Summer Olympics.