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Nothing but spiritual things
One Sunday, I had a very bad headache. And I didn't feel well. So I decided to pray. I wanted to understand that I was made in the image and likeness of God. God creates infinite good. That's why I had to be created good. And because I was God's image, I could only reflect good.
I held to these truths, but my head still hurt. So then I felt I should refuse to accept the thought that something bad could govern me, or that evil was real and more powerful than God. I knew I could do this because God is All, so there is no place for evil.
My mother was not home at the time. But I remembered what she had told me when I was sick before. She said, "The child of God is not limited, but unlimited." So then my head couldn't really be limited. I thought about how it contained nothing but spiritual things. And because sickness is not created by God, it could not have a place in me.
I prayed with these thoughts for about an hour, and then I felt very well again. I was healed!
Michelle Batchangji
Yaoundé, Cameroon
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March 27, 2006 issue
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Hey, Kids ...
Steve Graham
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Hellooooo, anybody out there?
with contributions from Laurance Doyle, Natasha Dakin, Nicole Dakin, Sarah Frank, Abbe Milliron, Cole Milliron, Gabriel Montone, Logan Montone
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What would YOU do?
with contributions from Michael, Karin, Sarah, Jo, Emma, Lisa, Courtlyn, Sam, Alanna, Emma
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Two thumbs up for Jenny
By Gina McMurchy-Barber
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Kids draw ... more favorite Bible characters
with contributions from Georgia Payne, Carolyn Lewelling, Elsa Shaulus, Cody Frosh, Sheila John, Magan Leek, Ruthie Flynn
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Forgiveness
with contributions from Emma Lowenberg, Annabel Engledow, Barron Gilmore
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A letter from the Philippines
By Christine Palista
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God is good
Olaola Oyeyipo with contributions from James Keller, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Abigail Adams
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I went into the 'prayer closet'
Jorge Luis Takase
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God's arm was around me
Dawn Richards
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Ready, set, go
Daniel Anastos
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Nothing but spiritual things
Michelle Batchangji
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I forgave my horse
Shannon Naylor
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Sometimes I call myself Jungle Jordan
Jordan Jaco
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Jesus showed the way
By Laurie Toupin
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Your poems
with contributions from Ellie Fowler, Estella von Cardinal
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Things you've shared
with contributions from Silas Eastman, Emily Gilbert, Latonya Tomas barros, Francesca Dakin-White