Henry L. Childress (Arkansas, USA)
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Sign Up TodayRejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NRSV)
Spending the night with my 92-year-old dad in his hospital room was a hectic experience. Between temperature checks, blood pressure checks, the noise of the ventilator tubes, medication alarms, and nurses taking blood samples, I realized I would not get much sleep.
Dad was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and...
I won’t let the confusion of life keep me from communion with God.
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