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Testing times
The first words from the Bible that I committed to memory were "He careth for you." This phrase is part of a longer statement that reads, "[Cast] all your care upon [God], for he careth for you" (I Pet, 5:7). However, for me as a four-year-old, the short version was as much as I could manage.
Soon, Scripture memorization began to play an important role in my life. The Sunday School in which I received my early spiritual training encouraged us to learn new Bible quotations every week. I happily participated in the challenge to recite what I'd learned, though my diligence wasn't always motivated solely by a love for what I was reading in the Bible. The Sunday School offered incentives such as earning points toward summer camp scholarships—and I loved summer camp!
As I grew, so did the length of the passages I memorized, and so did my appreciation for the richness of their messages. Somewhere along the way, the words became truth for me—something I could hang on to, a foundation on which to build my life. And the rewards for having programmed those gems into my personal memory bank proved immeasurable.
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May 3, 2004 issue
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Instead of fear, solutions
Jewel Simmons
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Letters
with contributions from Gloria Onyuru, Rita Dayal, Melissa Clark Rhodes, David A. Cornell
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ITEMS of INTEREST
Dominic Utton with contributions from Ruth Gledhill
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ANTIDOTE FOR ANXIETY
By J. Thomas Black
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How do you deal with STRESS?
with contributions from Kay Olson-Raleigh, Julio C. Rivas T., Cyril Rakhmanoff, Marjorie Scherer, Lois Rae Carlson
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In my Father's time
Danielle Perkins
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The grace of God—at work in our family
By Russ Whittaker
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RELYING ON PRAYER—RIGHT NOW!
Lisa Whittaker
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Afraid to travel abroad?
By Nancy Fischer By Olene Carroll
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Lessons from sea glass
By Constance L. Pierce
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Healing prayer in church
By Bill Fabian
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'Dad, get real!'
By Kevin Graunke
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Testing times
By Barbara Weigt
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For greater peace in Africa
By Kurt Shillinger
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Prayer addresses iron deficiency in pregnancy
Melanie Wahlberg
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Healed of addiction and heart condition
Christiano Friis
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Prayer brings healing—and much more
Judith A. Belanger