The image of mother and child—in paintings from the European Renaissance, sculpture from Africa, family snapshots, or televised satellite transmissions—reminds us of the need for mothering. This article explores a spiritual answer to that need.
A poet said, "Stone walls do not a prison make," and the prisons of drug abuse, disease, sin, can sometimes seem more impenetrable than stone walls—until we find the healing Truth, which sets us free.
The freeing of hostages isn't just one more item for the negotiators' agenda. Each of us has a stake in freedom from terror, and we can bring to bear on this effort our God-given authority over all slavery.
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a world where innocent people too often suffer at the hands of cruelty and injustice, it may sometimes seem that prayer isn't of much practical help.
