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STORIES WITH lOl LIFE-CHANGING LESSONS COMPILED BY DELBERT & SUSAN BAKER OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY 1 V/lliljkJ lOl STORIES WITH LIFE-CHANGING LESSONS f ,' COMPILED BY DELBERT & SUSAN BAKER OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY LaF STORTFS 101 STORIES WITH LIFE-CHANGING LESSONS Produced2008,OakwoodUniversityPublishingOffice,HuntsviUe,Alabama PrintedattheReviewandHeraldPublishingAssociation,Hagerstown,Maryland DelbertWThiBsackoelrl,ecPthi.oDn.,ofPrsteosriideesntwaosfOcoamkpwioloeddbUyniversity SusanM.Baker,D.Sc,PhysicalTherapistandFacultyatOakwoodUniversity AllQuoteBookcopiesarecomplimentaryandnotforsale. AlltextsarequotedfromtheKingJamesVersion(KJV)unlessotherwisestated Storiesarecreditedto theoriginalauthororsourceexceptwheresourceinformationisunavailable. Coverdesign,bookdesign,andlayout: HowardBuUard Projectassistant:BenjaminBaker Copyeditor:BillCleveland Proofreaders:JeannieWatkins,ShannanMalone Typeface:BerkeleyOldstyle ThisQuoteBook,LifeStories,isthetenthinthe101OakwoodUniversity GraduateQuoteBookSeriespreparedannuallyforOakwoodUniversitygraduates. OtherQuoteBooktitlesinclude: APlaceCalledOakwood(2007SpecialEdition) TheUniversalLessonBook(2006) PowerfulTraitsforChristianLeaders(2005) HealthyHahits(2004) TheHelp-YourseljListBook(2003) TheCopingWorkbook(2002) TheSuccessWorkbook(2001) TheSatisfactionofService(2000) ThoughtsfortheJourney(1999) EachoftheQuoteBookscanbefoundattheOakwoodUniversitywebsite: www.oakwood.edu/goldmine/quotebook. ThisQuoteBookwasunderwrittenby AdventistRiskManagement 12501OldColumbiaPike,SilverSpring,Maryland20904 301-680-6800 DEDICATED ^ To all the progressive persons and entities that supported and faciUtated Oakwood College becoming Oakwood University ' from the inception ofthe vision through the transition and planning that culminated in the fulfillment ofthis historic transition. Official Names of Oakwood Oakwood Industrial Training School (1896) Oakwood Manual Training School (1904) OakwoodJunior College (1917) Oakwood College (1943, unaccredited) Oakwood College (1958, accredited) Oakwood University (2008) LETTER TO GRADUATES DearGraduateandReader, Astoryis a great way to illustrate lessons forlife. There is somethingageless about a goodstory Theyarefun,memorable,andengaging. Peopleloveastory. More specifically, upliftingstories cause us to examine a character orsituation, think aboutmoraldilemmasorconflicts,andvicariouslyexperiencetheconsequencesofchoices made.Briefstories,asinthisseries,ofteninvolveasingle,simple,consistentactionwithout extraneousdetails ordistractingcircumstances. Suchstoriesare a greatwaytonail down successfulprinciplesforlife. That'swhatthislittlevolumeintheOakwoodUniversityQuoteBookSeriesisallabout. These stories are entertaining, enlightening, engaging, and educational. They are some of our favorites. Eachofthese 101 storieshas a quotation, scripture, and an opportunityfor youtomakeapersonalapplicationtoyourlife.The 101storiesarecategorizedaccordingto ten (10) valuesorprinciplesthatare emphasizedthroughout the Bible andarevitalto the successfuldevelopmentofcharacter. TheAppendixcontainsadditionalhelpfulmaterial. This first QuoteBook since Oakwood has become a university is full ofpractical in- sightsthatwillmotivateandencourageyouasalife-longlearner.Wehopeyouenjoyit. Aswe gathered andselected these stories, we keptinmind ourvisionstatement that encapsulates the Oakwood mission: Oakwood Universitygraduates are leaders in service to Godandhumanity. We challengeyouwhereveryou go, alwaysrememberourAim: Educa- tion,Excellence, EternityandourMotto; EntertoLearn,DeparttoServe. Haveagoodlife! v Blessingsandsuccesstoyou, ._^ W PresidentandMrs. Delbert Baker

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