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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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April 15, 2025

A Kind Word

My granddaughter, Gaby, was studying for her driving test, though she was ambivalent about it. I kept encouraging her to consider the fact that she would soon begin classes at university...

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April 14, 2025

Always Welcome

We adopted our cat Henrietta from a local animal shelter. Our previous beloved cat had died, and we were excited to bring home a new pet. As we walked around the...

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April 13, 2025

Palm Sunday

I try to serve God in as many ways as possible — in my church, in my neighborhood, and through my work. I teach English at a Christian secondary school, and...

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April 12, 2025

Finding Peace

Soon after my family and I moved to Kansas, where our relatives lived, my grandma — “Nanny” — passed away. My mom, brother, and I had been driving on rural roads...

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April 11, 2025

A New Thing

Recently, I read Isaiah 43:19 again and was surprised that God had to ask the Israelites, “Do you not perceive it?” How can God be doing a new thing and it...

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April 10, 2025

Persevering

My front window overlooks a pond, where I enjoy watching geese gather. They swim in the rain, waddle across the ice when the pond freezes, and sleep in the water and...

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April 9, 2025

Words and Deeds

The plane turbulence was moderate, but I’d experienced far worse. However, when I turned to the college-aged person sitting next to me, I saw from the look on her face that...

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