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The Race He Wasn't Supposed to Run - Illustration on obedience | IllustrateTheWord

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The Race He Wasn't Supposed to Run

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Eric Liddell was Britain's fastest man heading into the 1924 Paris Olympics. Every expert expected him to win gold in the 100-meter dash. But when...

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Eric Liddell was Britain's fastest man heading into the 1924 Paris Olympics. Every expert expected him to win gold in the 100-meter dash. But when he learned the qualifying heats would fall on a Sunday, he withdrew — quietly, firmly, without apology. Obedience to God, he believed, wasn't negotiable. The pressure was enormous. British officials pleaded. Newspapers questioned his patriotism.…

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