July 20, 1998
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Editor's note: We thought readers might like to see a sample of some recent letters from prisoners who are benefiting from reading the Sentinel.
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"People want to
believe their prisons work," says Jack Cowley, director of Innerchange Freedom Initiative at a Texas state prison.
Considerable attention has been paid to the need to nurture girls so that they grow up with opportunities to express their whole selves. Now, many are beginning to feel that boys' need for the same type of nurturing has been seriously neglected. Here's what an expert in boys' moral and spiritual development recommends.
It would appear that negative concepts hang on in people's thoughts, and it takes at least ten opposite, positive comments to begin erasing one negative one.
Miles to go to an important appointment, traffic at a standstill, the clock ticking away. Can prayer make a difference at times like these?
You can't always believe what you see. And sometimes you can't even see! That's what this author found miles above the ground, flying through clouds thicker than pea soup. Prayer alone calmed his fear.
Discover how a family prayed when their dog showed frightening symptoms of having been poisoned.
In the wake of tragic losses, there's a way to find comfort ourselves—and to comfort others.
Luke was having a great time away at camp, except for one thing—he couldn't sleep at night. Then he came up with a battle plan for praying about and healing this problem.
In minutes our daughter jumped off my lap to join a friend. That was the end of the illness.
The healing was complete when I learned what was at the heart of all Jesus' work: divine Love.
This thought came to me as if a strong voice were saying it: "Stay calm. God is Love, and He is here right now."
I was instantly healed. I could walk, skip, run!
Once, when my son and I were watching a televised report of an earthquake that had hit San Francisco, he asked me, "So where's God in all this mess?
Spiritualization of thought and Christian living are the way to true self-control and thus to well-being.
