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Why Pray?

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For all of you who’ve thought about God being all-powerful and then wondered how on earth your not-all-powerful prayers could help Him, fear not, I …

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God’s Family

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“The father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are his children” (1 John 3:1, NCV). Do …

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Light in the Cave

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Sunshine peeked through the hills and cascaded off the creek in a peaceful manner. Harmonious birds and the gentle water rush were the only sounds …

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You’re Too Small

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“You’re too small!” As the youngest of three, I hated hearing that! My sister and brother are much, MUCH older than I am,* and growing …

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In the Middle

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I am part of a privileged generation born in the middle of the 20th century. I have known people born in three centuries! My grandparents …

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What is Your Focus?

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The two disciples walking the road to Emmaus were so overwhelmed with their loss of Jesus that they didn’t recognize that the “stranger” who joined …

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Hello Now!

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When a friend asked me if I had any wisdom on how to make the most of today, living in the now and milking it …

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Re-imagining the Bible

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Rules. Rigidity. Stories and illustrations so old that they are no longer relevant to the real world we live in. The reasons are endless why …

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That Church

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My mother was introduced to a new church when I was about seven or eight years old. My siblings and I started attending with my …

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Anxiety Pills

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In her article titled “Listening to Xanax,” reporter Lisa Miller chronicles “how Americans learned to stop worrying about worry and pop its pills instead.” Miller …

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