@ApprenticeInst@DallasAWillard All of them are my favorites. Each transformed my life in a different way. My first one Spiritual Disciplines is my fondest,
"On a bitterly cold December evening in 1997, President Bill Clinton was leaving a holiday concert at the Kennedy Center when he noticed a homeless veteran sitting outside the entrance, shivering in a thin jacket and holding a cardboard sign that simply read 'Marine - Desert Storm - Hungry.' What happened next shocked everyone in the presidential motorcade—Clinton immediately stopped, took off his own overcoat, draped it around the stunned man's shoulders, and sat down on the freezing concrete beside him to talk. The veteran, forty-two-year-old Marcus Williams, later recounted to reporters that the President didn't ask him what went wrong or lecture him about getting help—instead, Clinton asked about his service, which battles he'd seen, and whether anyone had properly thanked him for his sacrifice. Secret Service Agent Larry Cockell documented in his memoir that Clinton spent twenty-five minutes sitting on that sidewalk in the bitter cold, and when Marcus mentioned he hadn't eaten in two days, the President sent an agent to get food from a nearby restaurant and insisted on staying until Marcus had finished eating. What makes this story so incredibly moving is what Clinton said to Marcus before leaving, words that Marcus repeated to social workers, shelter staff, and eventually his own children years later when he'd gotten back on his feet: 'Brother, this country failed you when you came home, and I'm sorry—but your story isn't over yet, and I'm going to make sure someone follows up to help you write the next chapter.' True to his word, Clinton personally called the VA the next morning, and Marcus was enrolled in a comprehensive support program within forty-eight hours that included housing, job training, and mental health services. Marcus Williams eventually became a veterans' advocate, and he told the Washington Post in 2015 something that still gives me chills: 'The most powerful man in the world sat on frozen concrete with a forgotten Marine and made me feel like I still mattered—that's the moment I decided to fight my way back.' He reminds us that dignity and hope can be restored with one genuine conversation, one warm coat, and the willingness to sit beside someone the world has walked past.
"The album contenders are very different in mood and theme than the ones we've chosen to put out on the 'Days of Ash' EP," says Bono. "More songs of celebration than lamentation."
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Most history focuses on the Colonists’ point of view. But what about King George’s perspective?
This video offers a clearer look at why Britain acted as it did before the American Revolution.
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This is U2’s first ever appearance on MTV - recorded on December 14, 1981 📺
After more than 40 years, some MTV channels are being shuttered on December 31, 2025. Where did you catch your first U2 video? MTV? YouTube? somewhere else?
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