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We are Holy Smokes…
1October 17, 2013 by Brian
HolySmokes is a weekly meeting of regular guys, from all walks of life and professions, who are interested in …
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Life Lessons From A Navy Seal
Leave a commentFebruary 5, 2015 by Brian
Admiral William McRaven gave the commencement address to the graduating class at University of Texas. Titled “Life Lessons From A …
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Seeing the Unseen
Leave a commentJanuary 21, 2015 by Brian
Ever wonder what a flea looks like? In this video, cinematographer Louis Schwartzberg gives us a view of things we …
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REAL History of Thanksgiving
Leave a commentDecember 4, 2014 by Brian
How many of you thought that Thanksgiving has been taking place each year since that first celebration between the pilgrims …
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What does freedom mean to you?
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2014 by Brian
“There are thousands of people living lives of desperation, who work long hours at jobs they hate, to be able …
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The History of Halloween
Leave a commentOctober 30, 2014 by Brian
Halloween is one of those holidays that is completely out of our minds the very next day. So…this post probably …
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If Jesus were the pastor of your church, you probably wouldn’t want to go there.
Leave a commentOctober 23, 2014 by Brian
This was the title of the speech given by Francis Chan in the video below. There is no hiding from …
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Are athletes really getting better, faster, stronger?
Leave a commentOctober 16, 2014 by Brian
What does this have to do with HolySmokes? A lot, actually. While the video is about the apparent acceleration in sports …
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Are Parasites Literally Controlling Your Behavior?
Leave a commentOctober 6, 2014 by Brian
No. Probably not. Except for possibly the parasite known as Toxoplasma Gandii, or Toxo for short. Here is an …
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Bullying. It’s not just for kids anymore
Leave a commentSeptember 29, 2014 by Brian
Tonight we watched the viral video by Shane Koyczan, a spoken word artist. Both hilarious and haunting, Shane puts his …
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