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Dependence on God, not patent remedies

Margrit Danioff

A woman describes how reliance on Spirit gave her freedom from alcohol and drug dependencies.

Freedom from false accusation

Mary Barnes

Innocence is not simply the absence of incriminating evidence or even the absence of guilt. It is the presence of spiritual purity, a quality native to God's creation.

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A sound basis for sound ethics

James Robert Corbett

Cynicism about morality and law seems to grow with each new report of unethical practices. But greater integrity in society is not an impossible dream; it comes as we live more of the spiritual life which Christ Jesus showed us.

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Better than swimming in the river

Mary Lee S. O'Neal

At camp she was far away from her family, but she was not far away from God.

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God, me, and the jellyfish

Julio C. Rivas T.

Trying to make a miserable mortal into an immortal is a lost cause, as this writer learned. But healing came when he began to see more of his identity as the man God made.

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Hassles—or opportunities to trust God more?

Virginia T. Guffin

"It's just one thing after another," as the saying goes. But prayer can turn those "things" into steps in an emerging understanding of God.

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Images

Recently on the news, in back-to-back stories, a person being interviewed complained that violence had given her city a "bad image," and in the next segment pundits speculated about how "marketable" the image of a particular office seeker was.

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The giving that counts most

Barbara R. Pettis

When the media report "donor burnout" — a diminishing interest in supporting worthy causes — shouldn't we be examining the true source of giving?

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Thinking about raspberries

Watching her child take time for quiet thought, a busy mother decides she should more actively expect spiritual refreshment and inspiration each moment of her day.

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Human efficiency and divine order

James Scott Rosebush

Even with labor-saving devices and priority-setting skills, we may often feel as though our lives have got beyond us. Perhaps the real need is for a deeper sense of divine Love's control.