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Overcoming self-righteousness through love
Do you ever stop to think that Bible stories from thousands of years ago have cutting-edge relevance when it comes to today’s issues—those close to home or across the globe? The story of Naaman in the Old Testament (see II Kings 5:1–14) often reverberates for me, especially when I’m holding views I’m not so ready to give up.
As captain of his army, Naaman helped win deliverance for his people. Yet when he was faced with what was described as a loathsome physical disease, the battle was of a different sort. Told by the prophet Elisha to do something that seemed demeaning for a heralded captain of an army to do—wash in the river Jordan seven times—he rejected this order in anger.

September 5, 2016 issue
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Letters
Enrique Smeke, Alice Lee Perez, Gail Gupton, Priscilla A. Alexander
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Overcoming self-righteousness through love
Connie Coddington
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‘Safe in His encircling arms’
Laura Bantly
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The effectiveness of prayer
Robert R. MacKusick
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Let God direct your course
Karyn Mandan
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I couldn’t lose anything!
Mesa Goebel
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Healed of grief
Jean Campbell Leach
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Two powerful healings
Sheila Shayon
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Significant improvements in my community
Marc Poaty Djembo
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God’s care for me
Name withheld
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The impressive rise in global teamwork
<i>The Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board
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The timeless basis for cooperation
Stephen Carlson
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The world has need of us, as children
James Pascal Bikai
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Dominion over food
David C. Kennedy