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God has never failed
I had the great privilege of being raised in a family where the Bible had a prominent place in daily life. But it was when I was an adult in the midst of a crisis that I think it's fair to say the Bible saved me.
I had made a career change, and was self-employed. I had a family of my own—a dear wife and two young boys. I thought I had made the change with the highest motives—to serve God and be a blessing to His people as a Christian Science practitioner. However, six months after making the change, we found ourselves virtually without any money left to pay our bills. We were deeply in debt. There were mouths to feed. I had a mortgage to pay. I felt as though I had given my all to God—and He had deserted us! The very core of my faith in God had been shattered.
Over a period of several days, I wrestled with an overwhelming feeling of failure. Then as I tried to decide what to do next, I thought about familiar stories of people in the Bible who were at the end of their rope.
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December 22, 2003 issue
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'The bright and morning star'
Steve Graham
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letters
with contributions from Barbara M. Waggoner, Peter F. Barker, Jane Carey
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items of interest
with contributions from G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Lynn Garrett, Claudia Kalb, Fienie Grobler
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'One lone, brave star'
By Richard Bergenheim
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Holiday bounty
By Sandra Ashby
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A mighty joy
By Anni Ulich
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Poetry of our love
By Maureen Helms Blake
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A child's reach
By Aparecido Soler
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A certain dawn
David C. Kennedy
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CHRISTMAS DAWNS—fresh light on the season
with contributions from Susan Omar, Ginger Sitali, Cynthia Newport, Jeremy Carper, Ginny Luedeman, Priscilla del Castillo, Jane McCarty, Peter Julian, Beverly Bemis Hawks De Windt, Carol Winograd, Melissa Knight, Denise Reehl
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WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME
Mary Baker Eddy
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God has never failed
By Sandy Sandberg
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Simple gifts
By Kim Shippey
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A life-changing Christmas gift
Joan Wattam
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Burn healed through prayer
Peter Boigk
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A holy night brings rest and freedom from fever
Cindy Roemer
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Christmas dawns
Editor