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Peace as a river
“I joined the Navy to serve my country, and I just don’t feel like I’m doing that while sitting in a submarine in dry-dock.” That’s what our son said to my husband and me just before announcing that he had decided to volunteer to join an Army unit in Iraq.
I knew that this powerful peace could strengthen and ease the hearts of all in harm’s way.
Since his announcement was made a few years ago when the conflict in Iraq was near its height, our pride over our son’s selfless decision was mixed with a good dose of concern for his safety. Before we knew it, his several weeks of special training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were completed, and our son was off to “the desert.”
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February 4, 2013 issue
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Letters
MLM, Tim Booth, Stephanie Peek, Sandra Smith, Elise L. Moore
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Prayer that heals trauma
Bosede Bakarey
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Your Parent loves you
Millicent Danquah
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Peace as a river
Lynne Cook
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'Under the shadow of the Almighty'
Maggie Thomas
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Garments of praise
Brian Kissock
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How our family helped with storm relief
Rick Lipsey
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What if each day were a poem?
Lois Carlson
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Every breath we take
Karen Bailey
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Grazing through the Bible
Pauline Hutchinson
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Damaged lungs restored
Madan Mohan Singh with contributions from Preet Mohan Singh
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Prayer heals pet's broken hip
Virginia Hawks
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Symptoms of heart condition healed
Margaret White Penfield
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Release from suffering
Jodie Swales
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Intelligent man
The Editors