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The Idealism of Youth and the Cynicism of Old Age
byScott Pauley

(Ecclesiastes 2:1-11) It is easy to start, but it is hard to finish. Why do many people start life optimistically but end it pessimistically? Is it possible to maintain holy enthusiasm?  (09142250612) 

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