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by Cate Russell-Cole  

Many of us try to be spiritually perfect. We balance work, family, finances, church, friends, Bible study, praise and worship and prayer like an overloaded waitress, with an armful of precariously tipping plates. It's often too much. We ultimately hit the floor, exhausted and moaning.

But that is not acceptable.

In church we sing about being overcomers, being able to do all things in God. ALL of them. It's true. We can. The Word of God is very clear that when we focus o

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1) The Neat Fade Short Haircut

The secret to this impressive and elegant hairstyle lies with the clean lines on the head’s sides. As long as you go to the barber’s regularly to maintain the clean cut of the fade, you will be one of the best-groomed men.

2) Back-swept Short Braids

Just because you want to keep your hair short doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider braids at all. As long as you don’t go for a buzz cut, your short-to-medium hair should be enough to create little braids. Once you hav

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I may step on some toes, but here goes…

1) How to be loyal to your friends

A real man is loyal to his own friends. That’s a given.

It sounds pretty basic, but many people actually forget how to be loyal as time, work, distance and commitments make for drifting apart as they let all of these become excuses to start treating each other less-than-great.

So always remember where you guys came from. There’s a reason why you all were once close.

2) How to apologize

Real strength doesn’t only come

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IN A SHOWDOWN of stinking-rich playboys who have invented their identities, who would emerge with more swag, if not swagger?
The winner: Tony Stark held off the strong debut of Jay Gatsby, as the rich got richer at the weekend box office.
Robert Downey Jr.'s wealthy playboy helped Disney/Marvel's "Iron Man 3" gross $72.5-million in its second week in North American theaters, topping Leonardo DiCaprio's wealthy playboy in Warner Bros.'s "The Great Gatsby," which bowed in with $51.1-million, acco
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The Mandarin is a global threat, but Tony Stark has a lot of allies on his side -- and an armored suit.
It looks like Tony Stark may not need the Avengers this time around -- he's got a whole crew of armored warriors.
The genius inventor and armor-clad superhero gets put through his paces in a new trailer out today for Iron Man 3, the third solo film with Robert Downey Jr. as the title Marvel Comics do-gooder. But he also unleashes a whole slew of other Iron Men to help take down internatio
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Singer Kirk Franklin performs onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America)
When we hear about Forbes lists, citing the richest and highest paid among us, typically Christian artists, pastors, and leaders of the faith community are absent from such lists.
Measuring Christians' cash flow isn't exactly a regular hot topic. But EUR Web reports that Kirk Franklin is gospel's "richest"
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(L-R) Director Shane Black, actors Robert Downey Jr., and Jon Favreau speak at Marvel Studios "Iron Man 3" panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 14, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America)
 
Warning: Spoilers for "Iron Man 3" follow. Here's a big shocker: The footage of "Iron Man 3" shown at Comic-Con today was high-flyin' and hilarious. We knew it would be, even with the trilogy now in the hands of Shane Black
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Christian Bale stands tall as Batman in the third exclusive banner. Bale has gone on record as saying this will be his final outing as the Caped Crusader, which has led some to wonder if Bruce Wayne will survive his ultimate battle. The tagline on the poster -- "The Legend Ends" -- seems pretty definitive that this chapter will be the last, but in the image Batman sure looks like he isn't leaving without a fight. (Yahoo! Movies)
A new theatrical poster is adding fuel to the promotional fire fo
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The latest Spidey installment, directed by Marc Webb (how fitting), features a geeky Andrew Garfield, a blonde Emma Stone and a slew of special effects.
The trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man has landed online following a preview in theaters Monday night.
The Sony Pictures would-be blockbuster, slated for release July 3 in 3D, stars Andrew Garfield as closet superhero Peter Parker, Emma Stone as love interest Gwen Stacy and Denis Leary as her father, who also happens to be a police lie
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The Former Syntax Recording Artist Builds an Army of Future Hip-Hop Stars

San Diego, CA – After a brief hiatus from the hip-hop spotlight, Man of War returns with his own label, War Records. He spent the last few years touring, recording and finding new talent that’s ready to impact urban listenership.

“They are humble, God-fearing artists,” Man of War says. “It’s unrestricted Christian music with a rugged line. God is woven into the lyrics.”

As an artist on the San Diego-based label Syntax Rec

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