January 17, 2000
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The "Advancing Years" column in the December 6,1999, issue was particular interest.
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"Unless one
is prepared to call God a careless creator, one has to argue that there is no part of creation that is useless or superfluous.
As many nations become increasingly diverse, individuals are faced with getting along with those unlike themselves. Though it's not always easy, living side by side with people of other races and cultures offers a gold mine of spiritual benefits.
You know how it can be on that first shift back at work after vacation ... not exactly a pretty picture. But it needn't be that way. You can silence complaint and return joyously to your post.
One morning a few years ago, I woke with this concept flooding my thought: evil has no origin.
The victory over extreme shyness didn't come easily for this author. Now, though, she looks back at the battle with a smile.
What does Jesus' healing of the impotent man at the pool of Bethesda have to do with finding a job? Lots!
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A native of the Dominican Republic, Milagros Phillips grew up in New York City. A mother of three, she started Empowerment Plus as part of her commitment to racial healing.
Little Lily, a kitty, wasn't supposed to go outside—certainly not in the middle of winter during a snowstorm. But that's what happened. Find out how well God took care of Lily during her adventure.
Cricket was a Dalmatian, a white puppy with black spots, filled with wiggles right down to her tail.
There was no effort, no struggle, as there had been in my previous attempts to quit.
I began to recognize my right to normality as a child of God, and as a result, I lost weight.
When I woke in the morning, the severe pain was gone.
No one is deprived of God's rejuvenating power.
There's an infinitely more powerful direction than is being acted out in this drama.
