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Healing lessons from a Great Blue Heron
This majestic bird throws unexpected light on the concept of protection from contagion and warding off unhealthy thoughts.
Recently my husband and I moved into a golf community overlooking a small lake, surrounded by lush rolling meadows and dense woodlands. It’s the ideal habitat for great blue herons. They nest in the tall trees and fish in the early morning. In the evening you can see them stalking along the shorelines of inland lakes and ponds.
Throughout our first summer here, the new home next door was unoccupied. During July and August one great blue heron—a male, from what we could tell in our research—would fly into our yard in the evening, then walk over to look into the glass-paned windows under the deck of the vacant house. He would strut back and forth in front of the windows for about ten minutes, then fly off.
One evening he flew in while my husband and I were having dinner on our deck. With a wingspan of about six feet, he startled me when he landed about 20 feet away. I imagined a prehistoric flying reptile—he seemed so large!
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March 14, 2011 issue
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Letters
Wanda Richard, Jeff Sander, Fran Levin, Bonnie Biemer
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Stand up to fear
Jeff Ward-Bailey, Staff Editor
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Ancient and modern language in the King James Bible
Timothy Larsen
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Protecting childlike Innocence
Margaret Campbell
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Probing the unreality of matter
Kathleen Collins
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How does resurrection apply to your life?
Kim Shippey, Senior Writer
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Rescue on the freeway
By Tara Talbot
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Getting beyond ‘woman’s work’ vs. ‘man’s work’
By Tracy Bronner
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Psalm of praise
Hugh Pendexter III
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Haiti and healing the fear of contagion
By Sharon Carper
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Trust in God’s law of health
By Sarah Hyatt
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Healthy on campus
By Ginger Mack
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Prayer brings a musical theater production out of the woods
By Connie Coddington
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Healing lessons from a Great Blue Heron
By Deborah Wood Warncke
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What are your favorite synonyms for God?
Jack, Clarice, Alex, Isabel
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I love God!
Gracie
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Music — anointed with Love
By Becky Buhl
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Cat allergy healed
Lynne Cook
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In tune with God—and healing
Anne Dixon
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Oral surgery avoided
Clara Fuentes
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‘People power’ prayer
The Editors