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No soft targets

By Tony Lobl

I SOMETIMES think of her as Grace, although her name was Beth Wabera.
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Gifts on my wish list

By Warren Bolon Sentinel staff

The best gifts don't need occasions.
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Not just a survivor—but victorious

By Cindy Neely

The term "abuse survivor" has become familiar these days—someone who has somehow "made it through," and finally escaped, abusive conditions.
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To break the grip of paralyzing fear

BY Channing Walker

YEARS ago, shortly after my sister began her first year of college, she was strolling carefree across campus with an acquaintance.
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Hanukkah and Christmas: appreciating one another's traditions

BY Kim Shippey Sentinel staff

Hanukkah IS a time for religious observance, family, food, and fun.
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Is DNA cause or effect?

By Barbara Vining

I was driving to my office, listening to Morning Edition on NPR.
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Spiritual education—a priority

Heloísa Rivas

When I lived in Brazil, years ago, my father came home one day so happy that he was crying.
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My proactive prayer about terrorism

By Beverly Goldsmith

BALI is a beautiful Indonesian island, just one hour's flying time from the Australian mainland.
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Voting from the heart

By Margaret Rogers

As I read up on candidates' positions and ballot initiatives in preparation for elections in the United States, three scenes related to decision-making come to mind.
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'Let the male and female of God's creating appear'

By Marilyn Jones

The conference this month in Geneva, Switzerland, the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders, marks an important step toward the world's acknowledgement of the qualities women have to offer in developing a more balanced perspective in the pursuit of peace.
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Stand firm—for everyone's sake

By Tony Lobl

I am sure most of the cab drivers in Madrid are honest, but I got one who wasn't.
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A step into the new inevitable

By Channing Walker

For as far back as I can remember, I got at least one cold each winter, and sometimes several.