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Saved from a flash flood— by a river of peace
You can be safe, comforted—whatever the challenge.
When A River runs serenely, its beauty enriches the land, and it's easy to think of God as its creator. When it becomes treacherous, destructive, polluted, the temptation might be to think that God sends disaster as well. But Scriptural wisdom tells us that the same fountain does not send forth opposites—both sweet water and bitter (see James 3:11, 12).
The Bible describes the river of God's creating. Speaking of God's promise to Jerusalem, it says, "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream" (Isa. 66:12). Not devastation and turbulence, but peace and glory come from the divine source. Like that ancient, troubled city of Jerusalem, mankind needs to feel the healing power of spiritual peace—not an occasional drop in the bucket, but a river!

February 23, 1998 issue
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To Our Readers
Russ Gerber
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Paul White, Dorothy C. Miller, Peter K. Allen
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items of interest
with contributions from David G. Myers, Ed Diener, Stephen M. Wolf
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Want to revise your past?
By Mary Klingbeil Schultz
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ONE PERSON'S PRAYER
Allison Flint Raynor
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Saved from a flash flood— by a river of peace
By Marian English
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GOD IS OUR PROTECTOR
Robert Early Meriwether
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When giants fall
By Channing Walker
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How to get rid of bad traits and discover who you really are
By Laura Matthews
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The most powerful prayer of all
Jill Gooding
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INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE
By Michael Pabst
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Eye infection cured
Janet E. Caldwell
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Daughter's injury and fear healed
Susan J. Ehart
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A child's healing
Elaine Schleiffer with contributions from Debbie Schleiffer
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Surgery averted
Liwayway P. De Leon
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Love thy neighbor
By Glenn M. Linden
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notices
Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society
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What about that word man?
Barbara M. Vining