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Calm restored after a kidnapping

By Poonam Likhi

Even in the middle of a crisis, it wasn't too late to find trustworthy protection by turning to God.
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Angels on Mt. Diavolezza

By Marion Harding

The angels God sends to help us aren't likely to have feathers and wings. Instead, they are the profoundly practical thoughts He gives to everyone.

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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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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First, I prayed

By Pamela Cook

Read about the inspiring exchange that took place between two women who were separated by an ocean, on the day of a tragic event in the Middle East.

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Listening prayer turns a career around

By Jan Libengood

One of the writer's earliest listening-to-God" attempts turned out to be a mile-marker for life.
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Keep PRAYING 

By Sandy Sandberg

Beyond physical relief and healing, persistent prayer offers the valuable benefit of knowing better who God is—and who you are.
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what do you expect from your prayers?

By Kay Olson

Three helpful "power words" to guide your prayers: listen, let, and launch.

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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.

Audio Collection

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 Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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Through a spiritual lens— under a lowering sky

Paul Shippey

As a boy, I sometimes sailed boats off the white, palm-fringed beaches of Mozambique.
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Don't swim with a bear on your back

By Rita Polatin

I'm one of the coaches on my children's swim team.
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Seeing the 'face of God'

By Marilyn Jones Senior Writer

As the opening credits roll on the Friday night CBS series Joan of Arcadia, the theme song, "One of Us," plays in the background, posing provocative questions about God.
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Invincible depression? I don't think so!

By Carol Cummings

A woman's tendency to feel constant gloom, heaviness, and concern about hereditary depression ends with the spiritual understanding that "life is for enjoying."
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Be proactive instead of worried

By Barbara Vining

The best alternative to acute or chronic worry is prayer, which stops it in its tracks.
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I was angry at God

By Michelle Boccanfuso

Angry at God? At first she thought she was furious at Him. That is, until she realized that meant being angry at good itself— the very good she yearned for.