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August 12, 2019

What Really Matters

My 92-year-old uncle lives by himself in Sarasota, Florida. As Hurricane Irma was about to hit southern Florida, he really didn’t want to leave his house, but his kids convinced him...

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August 11, 2019

A Constant Companion

Recently, one of my preschool students and I were alone outside. Out of the blue, he asked me, “Why do I have to believe in God?” I answered, “Well, you don’t...

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August 10, 2019

Expressions of Love

Each morning one of my co-workers goes to each office or cubicle and greets each person with a smile and asks, “How are you? How are things going with you?” If...

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August 9, 2019

Never Alone

At the beginning of the 8th grade, I played sports, had friends and a girlfriend, and made good grades. However, toward the end of the school year, my friends began venturing...

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August 8, 2019

Strengthen Our Hands

In December 2003 I was a missions worker in Liberia during the United Nations disarmament process following a 14-year civil war. Upset and fearful, the child soldiers were refusing to turn...

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August 7, 2019

What a Change!

I live and garden in the desert year-round. Among the things I grow are sugar snap peas. From the time I plant them, the peas will thrive for eight months and...

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August 6, 2019

Letter for God

I can’t remember the exact date when my sister made a paper bag and named it “God’s Bag,” but it is still hanging in our bedroom. She said, “If you ask...

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August 5, 2019

Running Aground

On my first day of a new job, I found myself sitting in the office feeling terrified. For 13 years I had enjoyed working in a comfortable youth-ministry job for a...

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August 4, 2019

Sadness to Joy

One day at church I was very sad over the death of someone in my family. When worship was over, I stepped outside to the church playground. One of the two...

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August 3, 2019

The Courage-Giving Father

When I was seven years old, my younger brother and I were playing near our family’s garment shop. Then a bully came up to us and started slapping me and hitting...

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