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The earliest stories in Genesis were not written to tell primeval history. They were written to tell readers about themselves and about God.


Adam Hamilton

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BETHANY HAMILTON Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it's my passion, my love, and it's a part of me.
BETHANY HAMILTON I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfin...
BETHANY HAMILTON When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a strongho...
BETHANY HAMILTON I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I don't think I...
BETHANY HAMILTON Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
BETHANY HAMILTON Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
BETHANY HAMILTON Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!
BETHANY HAMILTON Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may ha...
ALEXANDER HAMILTON Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be...
ALEXANDER HAMILTON The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They ...
ALEXANDER HAMILTON Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.
NIGEL HAMILTON I am all for charity in judging the men who have occupied the Oval Office over the past seventy year...
NIGEL HAMILTON I belong to the Boston Biographers Group - and get my monthly 'fix' from them. Where else ca...
NIGEL HAMILTON Selective memory is surely one of nature's most effective ways of ensuring the survival of our s...
NIGEL HAMILTON Both JFK and George W. Bush were the sons of wealthy U.S. ambassadors and thus privileged to meet di...
NIGEL HAMILTON I'm fascinated by the concept of what I call 'clusters of creativity': the Brontes, the ...
NIGEL HAMILTON I was an 18-year-old kid, and I was in the heart of things in Washington. My interest in American po...
NIGEL HAMILTON I've never really understood the term 'Post-Impressionism' as more than a label for Ceza...
NIGEL HAMILTON To be sure, administrations since Ronald Reagan had gone out of their way to massage and 'spin&#...
NIGEL HAMILTON Bill Clinton beat Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush, for the White House in 1992 by focu...
NIGEL HAMILTON President Gerald Ford was no intellectual, but he had served with distinction in combat as a naval g...
NIGEL HAMILTON In daring to re-tell the stories of the last twelve American presidents, both public and private, I ...
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