Janice Davin (North Carolina, USA)
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Sign Up TodayI can do all things through [Christ] who strengthens me. - Philippians 4:13 (NRSV)
I took my mischievous Sheltie puppy, Misty, to obedience school to learn good manners. The dog trainer produced an astonishing change. The trainer’s calm, kind demeanor impressed me, although I did not immediately understand why.
Sometime later while I was in the hospital for shoulder surgery, I called the trainer...
God can use my ordinary actions of love to bring compassion to the world.
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