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‘Honest toil has no penalty’
I worked as a camp counselor for a couple of summers while in college. One of the tasks that needed to be accomplished before the campers arrived was to put mulch around the grove area of the camp. The staff made it a fun activity as we shoveled mulch into wheelbarrows and spread it around.
While I was standing on the pile of mulch, using a pitchfork, I mistakenly plunged the pitchfork into the mulch and stabbed one of my toes—my feet had sunk entirely into the pile and I just didn’t see them. I didn’t have shoes on and the pain was intense.

March 13, 2017 issue
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Brett Stafford, Deborah Caserotti, Joy Hinman
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The healing power of Mother Love
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An army of angels
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Not pulled down … but lifted up!
Jan Klesse
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‘The sweetest gift of God’s grace’
O. Matt Otte
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What do you see in the mirror?
Ella Gates
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Course correction
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Injuries from car accident healed
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‘Honest toil has no penalty’
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Cat bite healed
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Prayer reverses discouraging labels
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'From sense to Soul my pathway lies before me ...'
Photograph by Steve Ryf
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The divine heritage way of living
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