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Sentinel Watch
If you think spiritual healing is relegated to a certain time period (maybe biblical) or to special individuals (Jesus!), you’re going to want to tune in to this podcast episode. Host Jenny Sawyer talks with Lynn Jackson about how spiritual healing is alive and well—and reliable—today.
Article
Getting to know God better—and getting to know ourselves better as God’s spiritual image—helps us be more receptive to “God’s unerring direction.” This certainly brought out a harmonious and permanent freedom from addiction for my friend.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Would doubt and fear get in the way of this epic summer experience? This teen’s prayers ensured they didn’t.
Sentinel Watch
Who knows the pathway to dealing with extremism? Jesus does. And he shared it with us all in the Sermon on the Mount. It turns out that living the Beatitudes is the antidote to this multifaceted societal ill—and we all can do it!
Poem
The light of God’s day
holds no extra room
where one can visit night.
And searching will not find
a single darkened space
in God’s house …
holds no extra room
where one can visit night.
And searching will not find
a single darkened space
in God’s house …
Article
We were struggling to get our bearings after my then-fiancé was laid off when a friend warmly encouraged us, “Instead of worrying about what’s going to change, think instead about what’s not going to change.”
TeenConnect: Your Healings
An incident at camp prompted this author to dig deeper into what real beauty is and looks like—and she was amazed by the results!
Sentinel Watch
For those who have prayed and experienced healing results, prayer is a natural first response when challenges arise. But what about those times when we’re praying but we feel like we’re not getting an answer right away? Our guest, Scott Shivers, talks about how he’s dealt with this in several situations—and the key is about more than just persistence.
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