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‘This photo popped up on my phone …’
Originally appeared online in the teen series: Q&A - November 12, 2019
Q: This photo popped up on my phone the other day. Of a guy’s, you know … thing. I don’t even know him and I definitely did not want to see that. But now I can’t get the image out of my head. Help.
Todd Herzer: As the father of daughters, unfortunately I know this kind of situation all too well. And I hope you have an adult in your life you can confide in about what you’ve experienced—even if you don’t have any evidence that it happened, because it was a Snapchat that’s already disappeared. Nothing about a guy doing that is right or OK.
Deborah Huebsch: It’s also understandable that it isn’t easy to get the image out of your head. I know what that’s like, because I had an experience in my twenties of witnessing something disturbing that was hard to shake.
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February 17, 2020 issue
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From the readers
Nancy Buckwalter, Mara Purl
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Love that moves mountains
Caroline Martin
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Be a peacemaker
Sharon Slaton Howell
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Christ-inspired love dissolves rivalry
Nicholas Gilroy
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A God-centered view that heals
Lindsey Biggs
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‘This photo popped up on my phone …’
By Deborah Huebsch & Todd Herzer
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Learning how to forgive
Isabelle
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Joyous reunion
Name Withheld
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Normal neck movement restored
Anna Reighart
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Healed of acute back pain
Douglas Figueiredo
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Beaming love
Jobie Townshend-Zellner
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The healing power of Love
Larissa Snorek