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welcome
In 1789, the English poet William Blake published a moving poem about little Tom Dacre, a young boy forced to sweep chimneys.
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Letters

letters

Just a little note to tell you how much I loved the July 29 copy of the Sentinel.
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items of interest

items of interest

"A Fundamental Part Of My Spiritual practice is a daily, hour-long walk.
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Article

Each child is precious

Helping and healing children by praying for them is something you can start doing right now, right where you are.
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Article

The young people of Chokwe, Mozambique

Blake Schmidt volunteered for the Peace Corps to go halfway around the globe to teach young people. They've taught him a lot, too.
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Advising parents on how best to help their own kids can be delicate matter. But love prevails.
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Street children find a refuge

A man with a love for kids tells how he's been able to help transform the lives of many young people through his work at an orphanage in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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As our kids grow up, we can't keep tabs on them every second, or be glued to them 24 hours a day. But we can always pray the prayer of safekeeping.
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PARENTING
"What Are We, Mom?
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Article
"What Is Your Name?
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A young woman goes off to work in a big city far from her small hometown, leaving her family behind. This memoir tells how she faced homesickness and found a new home.
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Article

— 100 years ago

Excerpts from what we were publishing a century ago.
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SENTINEL WATCH
Last Night one of our local teams advanced to the Little League World Series.
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Testimony of Healing

Kids you can love

Could I radiate God's love for each of His children, no matter how high my level of frustration?

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Testimony of Healing
Recently at my church, we sang a hymn that includes two verses I've often used as prayers during difficult times.
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Testimony of Healing

Prayer heals seriously ill child

When she was 14 months old, my little girl suffered with diarrhea.
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Editorial

What about a child's right to a real childhood, to real spiritual innocence?

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