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April 24, 2025

More Than Enough

One year I was helping to organize the Christmas service and celebration at my daughter’s school. The past two Christmas celebrations had been online due to the pandemic, and I was...

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April 23, 2025

My Easter Miracle

In 1971 I was 19 years old, wandering the country and trying to figure out life. One day I had hitchhiked and found myself at a rest stop along a lonely...

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April 22, 2025

Pause, Ponder, and Praise

Several years ago, on a sunny afternoon in June, I was walking past a pond near some woods. I’ve walked past this pond on multiple occasions, but on this particular day,...

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April 21, 2025

Clean Hearts

My house looks clean. The furniture is nicely arranged and looks presentable; the rooms are ventilated and display a sunny appearance. However, when I sweep the floors and do my weekly...

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April 20, 2025

Easter Sunday

In 1965 I was a US Navy pilot serving aboard an aircraft carrier. I was on a plane that returned to the ship just before sunrise — when that narrowest sliver...

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April 19, 2025

Holy Saturday

On my first Easter in Greece a friend took me to an Orthodox church for the Holy Saturday nighttime service. Hundreds of people gathered for this important occasion — each bearing...

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April 18, 2025

Good Friday

When I was a teenager, during summer holidays I worked at a large house, trimming extensive hedges, cutting the lawns, and watering plants in the numerous flower beds. The house was...

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April 17, 2025

Maundy Thursday

For seven years I belonged to a rural Mennonite congregation that met in a little country church. One older woman, Greta, had made it clear when I joined that she resented...

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April 16, 2025

Answered Prayers

As the caller told me I did not get the teaching job, I felt discouraged and forgotten. My two young children attended the school and the principal knew me well, so...

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