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Stop criticizing!

Barbara Juergens Fox

Christ Jesus told us to take the beam out of our own eye first. Was he just telling us to mind our own business? Or was he showing us a basic step in every healing?
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A fiery furnace

Gladys C. Girard

Sometimes the flames of hatred, jealousy, or anger can seem all-consuming. But spiritual integrity isn't combustible, and it provides a shield.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Knowing their names

Written for the Sentinel

In the face of racial tension that threatens her daughter's safety, a parent prays for a stronger understanding of God's love for each of His children.

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Trust in God— a sure protection

Virginia L. Austin

It has been said that all we need to fear is fear itself. But isn't there a way to heal fear and the lurking feeling that we are always vulnerable?
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Safe in God's arms

William Marshall Fabian

Heather and her dad loved a hymn about God's presence. They loved it even more when it helped Heather be healed.
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Second Thought

From The Christian Century, August 28–September 24, 1985

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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Lacking something ...?

Bryan G. Pope

If we feel our prayers aren't answered, maybe we need to look more closely at what we are asking God for.
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Progress

My father sometimes gauged the world's progress by his own family's changing methods of crossing the Missouri River.
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"Do you think I'll ever understand it all?"

Barbara-Jean Stinson

Study, prayer, living the Christ-spirit — some of the demands of spiritual growth. Our desire and our capacity to rise to these demands come from divine Love.
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How can I listen?

Betty E. Kunkel

In the middle of a battle with illness, the author comes to the conclusion that what she really wants is to find God. Her search ends with healing.
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The prayer that is a spiritual feeling

Mary Lou Daniel

A psalm tells us, "Be still." And Christ Jesus says, "Enter into thy closet." What is so important about this inner quiet, this single-minded attentiveness to Spirit?
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Second Thought

From The Christian Ministry, November 1986