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More than meets the eye
Through the window in my study I have a superb view of my backyard and beyond. My mornings are spent there as I prepare for my day with prayer and study.
Now in the midst of gray northern winter days, I recall one lovely morning last spring when I became aware of a dramatic change in the view from my window. Where there had been only a skeletal framework of trunks and bare branches, beds of dry leaves, and leftover stalks from last year’s gardens, there was now a lush green bower with an infinite variety of blooms.
What had appeared to be bleak dormancy, was simply a canvas awaiting its artist. Before my eyes was a masterpiece of beauty, harmony, and tranquillity, and I thought of the joy and peace expressed in one of my favorite Bible passages: “The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands” (Isaiah 55:12).
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January 7, 2013 issue
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Letters
Dalwyn Knight, Bruce Higley, Tobias Weissman
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Perfect peace: bipolar no more
Elizabeth Kellogg
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Sharing the hope within you
Michael Noyce
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More than meets the eye
Nancy Bowman
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Where peace is found
Andrej Remec
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'As time moves on...'
Photograph by Paul Shippey
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What is church for?
Christa Kreutz
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Thoughts on rights for women
Deborah Huebsch
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Notice to members of The Mother Church
Nathan Talbot
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God always helps us
Alec
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'Put God first'
Kaitlyn Jane
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Normal heart function restored
John A. Belote
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No more cataracts
Jerri Tisdale
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Complete recovery from injuries
Susan Woeltjen
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Twisted ankle quickly healed
Dean Wolfe
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Look for the open door
The Editors