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The Christ presence stops violence in its tracks

Scott Jenkins

“My heart opened to God for help. My thought expanded beyond the human situation, making me receptive to a power far greater than what seemed to be governing my immediate circumstances.”
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A strength that wasn’t my own

Claire Chimileski

An athlete shares how she prayed through the challenges of ski season and discovered that what she was learning about God wasn’t theoretical; it was completely practical.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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Overcoming doomscrolling—online and in our thinking

Susan Angle Damone

If you’re feeling pulled toward the kind of scrolling that leads to hopelessness, this article offers an arresting thought to contemplate in prayer: “What is God thinking?”

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Going “from point A to point B”?

Heather Bauer

A moment of recognition about the needs of her fellow travelers turned this young mother’s thought outward and upward, changing forever how she approaches long journeys.
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Serving God no matter what

Elizabeth Ragsdale

We too can prosper, even in the most difficult situations, by choosing to stay close to God.
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Struggling to write a college essay?

Ashley Packard

If you’re having a hard time with your college essays, this author shares how turning to God transformed the writing process for her.

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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.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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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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Have a spiritual insight or healing experience to share? Sharing it may bring hope to or even heal others. Visit Writer’s Corner to get started.

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Giving of our substance

Karen Gould

When we drop limiting and self-centered concerns, doubts, and fears and let God’s love open our hearts to others, we will undoubtedly receive a blessing.
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How I learned not to dread finals

Inge Schmidt

Exam time is the worst, isn’t it? Read on to find out how this college student went from embracing the stress to finding peace.
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Serving God through our gratitude

Gabriela Mejía

Gratitude doesn’t leave us where it finds us. It shows us the hugeness of God and of each of us as His beloved child.
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Our nanny—doing God’s work

Jillie Webbe

I have never stopped thanking God for sending Nanny and her unshakable Christian faith into our family.
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What are your thoughts of the Bible?

Eric Nager

God, Spirit, speaks to everyone, everywhere, through His Word. And once our thought is touched by it, we cannot go back to old, i.e., materialistic, ways of thinking. Our thoughts and lives improve.
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Thanks-giving and thanks-sharing!

Sentinel staff

 How can you turn your thanks-giving into thanks-and-joy-sharing? Here’s a fun activity that will give you a start.