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FORGIVENESS BRINGS HARMONY AND HEALING
I was living and working in a large city away from my children and friends. My son had recently graduated from college, and my daughter was boarding at a high school for children of Christian Scientists. My husband and I were in the middle of a divorce, which was affecting each of us in different ways. A breach had taken place between my daughter and her father, and I'd been clinging to the hope that they would find a way to reconcile their differences.
All seemed to be going fairly well until one night my daughter called, crying hysterically. She and her father had been to dinner and had an argument that left her feeling unloved, even verbally attacked. I knew we had to think correctly about the situation, so I began talking about him the way I thought Jesus would. I affirmed the fact of her dad's true identity as God's spiritual man expressing His qualities and attributes such as goodness, kindness, justice, and love. She stopped crying, and when we hung up, I assumed all was well.

August 9, 2010 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from HEIDI SKOK, SUSAN S. COLLINS, LAURA K. FISHER, JOHN HOLLAND, LOUISE A. THORNTON
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DIVINE LAW DEFANGS VIOLENCE
JEFF WARD-BAILEY, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Richard Cimino
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PRAYER-A RESPONSE TO 24/7 NEWS
BARBARA VINING
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FULL OF SINGING
BETH CAREY
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I NEEDED SOME SOLID ANSWERS
INGRID ANDRULIS
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A SABBATH DAY MOMENT
BY JACK LINDSEY
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Game on, fear off
BY BRAD WARRICK
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IN THE FACE OF VIOLENCE, BUILD ON A MODEL OF LOVE
BY JOHN TYLER
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PEACE AND HEALING AFTER AN ATTACK
BY DEB EASTWOOD
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I REFUSED TO SEE A CRIMINAL
BY CAROL G. SOLOMON
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Safe at school—and everywhere
BY ROBERT STORM
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GOD'S COUNSEL AT CAMP
BY MAIJA BALDAUF
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truly delightful
BY MADORA KIBBE
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Choose!
Fenella Bennetts
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HEALED OF RINGWORM
AARON BINGHAM
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FORGIVENESS BRINGS HARMONY AND HEALING
LYNNE BUCKLEY-QUIRK with contributions from MEGHAN QUIRK
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KIDNEY DISEASE AND CATARACT HEALED
M. RUTH PRETORIUS