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A FRESH STRETCH OF BEACH
Few things are as clean and inviting as a Cape Cod beach in early spring. Each walk begins on a pristine stretch of sand. Every footstep (and misstep) from the day before has been erased by the ebb and flow of another high tide.
As I leave my first tracks in a new direction, I find myself thinking of another spring on another shore many years ago. The mental picture is vivid. Swimming to land is a man burdened with guilt. His save-his-own-skin rashness had abandoned a best friend at a moment of greatest need. Waiting to greet him is that same friend—with a breakfast ready to share.
About the author
Robin Hoagland practices and teaches Christian Science healing in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

April 27, 2009 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from JOY HINMAN, CATHERINE SMITH, JACK MYERS, DIANE SKILLINGS PIORKOWSKI, BRUCE CARRADINE, KRISTA GRAHAM
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A BEAUTIFUL PROMISE
PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Brendan Conway, Kim Shippey
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PRAYER BY THE SEA
DARREN STONE
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A FRESH STRETCH OF BEACH
BY ROBIN HOAGLAND
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MY ROAD TO RESTORATION
BY SONETTE TIPPENS
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YOUR STORIES in these times
with contributions from Leon Gleaves, Kathy Bird, Daniel Otieno Okello
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A window of love for our neighbor, Earth
BY GEORGIANNA PFOST
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PASTA... AND A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
BY MEG WELCH DENDLER
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You can ask God!
Fabiano
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TO SERVE GOD—MY CHOICE
MICHELLE NANOUCHE
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GOD IS IN ALL THE DETAILS OF OUR DAYS
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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EVERLASTING KINDNESS
BETH CAREY
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TRUST IN GOD'S MOTHER-LOVE
COURTNEY BUXTON
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THE VALUE OF BEING RELIGIOUS
RON BALLARD
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ALCOHOL AND SMOKING ADDICTION OVERCOME
BARBARA PROVENCAL
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HEALED THROUGH PERSISTENT PRAYER
GERRY HAMPLEMAN
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QUICK RECOVERY FROM AUTO INCIDENT
DONNA DEMARTINIS