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Truth—the open door
While our back porch was being rebuilt and before the door was back in place, a robin flew in. He desperately tried to get out through the closed windows, repeatedly flying at them and then falling to the floor. I thought, Surely he will see that open doorway and fly out. But he didn't.
I finally went out to see if I could help direct him. The closer I got, the more frantic he became. Then, hopping away from me, all at once he saw the opening, hopped out, and flew away, free. You know, that little bird thought there was only one way to escape, a way that for some reason didn't work for him. But when he was led to see there was another way out, freedom came.
Do we ever believe ourselves to be trapped? Do we think there is only one way out of a predicament involving immorality, sickness, or some other burdening problem and then find that this course doesn't work? We may be clinging to an old, limited concept of how to find freedom. But there is a way out. There is an open door. And that door is Truth.
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April 16, 1984 issue
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Truth—the open door
VIRGINIA F. KUEMMIN
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Is honesty the best policy?
CLARA HAGENLOCHER
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Matter—it's not eternal
ELAINE E. ELLIS
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Love—"the vital part"
MABEL BEACH BURNHAM
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Easter morning
JOAN FRANCES SEYMOUR WOOD
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"Be strong and of a good courage"
NANA WOLAVER
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Perfection without exception
JOSEPH YELLIS
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Annoying calls?— respond with love
with contributions from John Greenleaf Whittier
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More love on a small planet (Part 1)
ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.
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Misinterpreting reality—a Pandora's box
WILLIAM E. MOODY
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Patches learns a lesson
Frances L. West
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"Glorify God in your body, and in your spirit,...
PAUL MacDONALD
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A few summers ago my husband and I spent two weeks at the...
JO ANN BLOKKER