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Can man be unemployed?

Sue Eppes Shields

Whether they call it a layoff or "the golden handshake," the message is still the same: You've outlived your usefulness. But as one couple learned, this is not God's message for you or for your life.

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Two simple exchanges — one between strangers meeting in another land and the second between neighbors facing a back-fence dispute. Yet both show something of the Christly love that each of us can bring to the healing of nations.

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No need for self-depreciation and envy

Sharon Slaton Howell

"I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you — Nobody — Too?" When Emily Dickinson wrote that, she was making fun of fame. But if we seriously feel that our lives don't matter much, we may need to learn more of our true nature and worth as God's spiritual expression.

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Fulfilling each day's demands

Katherine Jane Hildreth

If we are measuring ourselves against the challenges we face, we may at times be disheartened — unless we learn that our strength is from God, who is omnipotent Life.

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Are there really angels?

Peggy Goodrich Moretti

What do angels have to do with getting along with a little brother and being healed when you're hurt?

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Bringing the spirit of Christ to business

Edward W. Gutelius

Spiritual watching, humility, obedience—these are just a few of the Christly qualities this businessman learned were important in his work. In fact, he found them indispensable.

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Entitled—to what?

Mary Elizabeth Leever

There's a lot of talk these days about making sure we get what we deserve—especially when we feel we've earned it. This writer found that it is much more vital to make sure we understand what God has given us.

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The lights of Christmas, the light of Christ

Ethel Ames Baker

The season of celebration will pass. But we can receive Christ, Truth, in every season and see that the healing, saving power of God has never left us.

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Our "feast days"

Linda Staudt Black

Whether we wish that we were with family for the holidays or that we had a little quiet time to ourselves, our need is really the same: to understand the true message of Christmas.