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Motivated to pray for Chile

Matt Schmidt

When I was a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Africa, I was often awed by the beauty of the mountains and plains, deserts and river valleys, and field upon field of corn or beans.
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My prayer in a gambling casino

Jack Lindsey

On a very hot day in July 2009, I checked into one of the famous casinos on “The Strip” in Las Vegas.
Testimony of Healing

“Fighting the good fight” … against weeds

Carol Cummings

A few years ago my husband and I moved from the East Coast of the United States to northwest Montana.
Testimony of Healing

College, friendship, and an open-door policy

Susan Tish

When I arrived at my freshman dormitory in college, all the confidence that I’d felt about living away from home drained away.
Testimony of Healing

The shark we saved

William Deane

A few years ago, while I was on a dive trip to the “Big Island” of Hawaii, we heard talk of a shark that was unable to eat because a large fishing hook was lodged in the back of its mouth.
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Riffing on spiritual things

Elizabeth Kellogg

In music, a riff is a short, repeated phrase that often becomes the basis for a longer composition.
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On a biking trip: ageless joy

Richard Fetteman

As we get older, it might be tempting to judge our physical or mental capabilities against what we did in years past.
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Jesus’ healings . . . today

Ronald F. Warncke

The fifth chapter of John.
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Missing father found in Port-au-Prince

Judith Wiltshire Benson

Tuesday, a precious family friend called after the 7.
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My cellphone, car, and job don’t define me

Cyrus Njagi

When my friends and I were young and attending primary school in Kenya, where I live, our parents used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up.