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...would not respect Teresa's wishes to keep her struggles confidential. In my 30 years of serving, I have had many similar crises of faith. They are a normal part of the ministry and reflect the human condition. Those of us who serve the Lord Jesus Christ are not superhuman but are ordinary people living ordinary lives serving an extraordinary Saviour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox: Sep. 17, 2007 | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...expert on the sprawling literature of the 1st through 6th century rabbis who shaped modern Judaism, Neusner is an empire builder, a central figure in wrestling an examination of Judaism into America's universities. He accomplished this through brilliance (he developed his own secularly comprehensible synthesis of rabbinics), superhuman productivity (he has written more than 950 books, although he will admit to a certain reprocessing of material) and a knack for grooming gifted protégés who now run Jewish studies at top schools. He is equally famous for alienating many of his disciples with what came to be known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope's Favorite Rabbi | 5/24/2007 | See Source »

...doubt your superhuman performances will bring whispers of steroids and human-growth hormone. How often and thoroughly are tests run on swimmers? James Kelly, SPRINGFIELD...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Michael Phelps | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

...years. Waiting until April to begin to tackle the calendar will waste valuable time. And packaging calendar reform with the gigantic task of reforming Harvard’s broken mental healthcare system—and trying to fit it into a single month—will require a superhuman effort. Far better to do a few things well, we think, than do many things poorly.The UC’s top priorities this year should be CUE evaluations, calendar reform, and adapting the general education system for current students, all timely reforms that will help students tremendously.Petersen and Sundquist are right...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Assessing an Agenda | 2/20/2007 | See Source »

...succumb to pain or injuries inflicted by fellow humans - they are also heroes. Hans D. Chi Zurich Afrobeat musician and political activist Fela Kuti was one of only two Nigerians included in your list (the other was novelist Chinua Achebe), and this distinction was no mean achievement. Fela's superhuman energy, his wild and wicked sense of humor and his rebellious attitude revealed a man who refused to let go of his youthful, rebellious spirit throughout his entire life. Your story said he was "an outspoken teenager who never quite grew up." Who ever said that was a shortcoming? Tolulope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outstanding European Individuals | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

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