Surprising facts about Washington and Lincoln: How their humility created and saved our nation
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 17 February 2020
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2020
On Presidents' Day, our nation remembers George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for their leadership that created and preserved our nation. Today's podcast explores a surprising aspect of their characters and invites us to emulate them with humility that changes lives and honors God.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit thedailyarticle.com. |
| 0:14.7 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.4 | Have you thought about Easter today? |
| 0:21.6 | If you're like most people, you probably haven't. |
| 0:24.7 | With so much happening in the world and in our lives, it's understandable. |
| 0:29.2 | But what if you could experience Easter like never before, with a renewed heart, soul, |
| 0:33.6 | and mind, prepared by daily insights into God's Word. |
| 0:37.4 | In my book, Empowered, a guide to |
| 0:39.5 | experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit, I offer biblical, practical steps to the abundant |
| 0:44.5 | life of Christ. This devotional is divided into 47 days, and is intended to be started on |
| 0:50.3 | Ash Wednesday, February 27th, and completed on Easter Sunday, April 12th. Empowered also contains |
| 0:57.0 | a spiritual gifts assessment I know many people have benefited from, and I pray it helps you |
| 1:02.1 | discover your spiritual gifts as well. Please request your copy of Empowered today at dailyarticle.org. |
| 1:08.9 | That's daily article.org. |
| 1:15.9 | A top health official is reporting that 44 Americans and a quarantine cruise ship in Japan have been infected with the deadly coronavirus. |
| 1:22.7 | Hundreds are fleeing Jackson, Mississippi, as the Pearl River rises to its highest level in decades, |
| 1:29.3 | and authorities have confirmed the deaths of two men killed in a large avalanche in Colorado. |
| 1:34.9 | When diseases and disasters make the daily headlines, it's easy to conclude that we are |
| 1:40.1 | facing unprecedented challenges. So, let's draw some encouragement from the presidents whose |
| 1:46.0 | birthdays we celebrate today. Washington's birthday is a United States federal holiday observed |
| 1:55.0 | on the third Monday in February. The day honors George Washington, who was born on February 22, 17, 1732. |
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