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A man was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes and money, beat him up and left him half dead on the roadside.
By chance, a priest came along, but when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed by.?Then a Levite came along and saw the man, but he, too, passed by on the other side. Lastly, a social worker approached. He stopped, examined the man, looked deeply concerned and declared, "Whoever did this needs help." herbie taylor
Waiting for a miracle
By Celeste Fremon,
March 2008
Kelli would die without a heart-liver transplant. But medical aid refused to pay, and hospitals refused to take her
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All eyes on you
By Matebello Motloung,
March 2008
The first black woman in SA to own a CCTV company, Ipeleng Mkhari is making her mark as one of SA's most powerful women in business.
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"I'm not afraid of you"
By Bianca Wright,
October 2007
With little concern for her own safety, this feisty teenager was determined to stop two crooks from escaping.
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The accidental family
By Gail Cameron Wescott,
September 2007
How 7 boys became brothers.
Cuba after Castro
By Mark Falcoff,
March 2007
Is the die-hard Communist state about to usher in a new era of freedom?
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Inseparable
By Kenneth Miller,
March 2007
One twin struggled with a secret illness, and the other became a doctor. Together they've grown.
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Trapped in cement
By Margo Pfeiff,
March 2007
Efrain Alberto Del Valle felt hot in his overalls, gloves, mask and goggles, but around him it looked like a snow cave, caked with cement.
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Circle complete
By Dr Derrick Hurlin,
February 2007
Our lives are made up of large and small circles, and some are shaped by trivial incidents.
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Clinging to life Darfur
By Levon Sevunts,
February 2007
As Arabs wage war against black Africans in Sudan, women and children are taking the brunt.
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The best of love lines February 2007
In a series of submissions to Reader's Digest's Canadian edition, readers shared their stories of how they found true love.
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Heart attack at 90 km/h
By Anita Bartholomew,
January 2007
"Mum, call 911. Something's wrong with Dad"
"I will wait for you"
By Lynne Schuyler,
January 2007
Barred from marrying by their Communist regimes, the lovers never lost their desire to be together.
Heart of Gold
By Rosemary Hickman,
December 2006
He had no medical training but the former goatherd
became a key member of a pioneering surgical team
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Angels – why we believe
By Dimitra Kessenides,
December 2006
This poll reveals: how many South Africans believe in angelic power, how many are convinced they have their own guardian angel; and differences in belief patterns.
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If not for Kevin
By Jim Hutchison,
December 2006
A father must rely on his nine-year-old son in the face of an unforgiving wilderness.
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Dumb and Dumber
By Jonathan Jansen,
January 2005
Young people are leaving school without literacy or numeracy skills, thanks to a system obsessed with pass rates and symbols
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