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July 23, 2019

The Way

In the last few years, I have done a lot of traveling. I often don’t give a second thought to exploring a new place without a proper guide. As a result,...

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July 22, 2019

“I got you!”

My first summer ministry as an intern was to accompany the youth pastor on a number of wilderness ventures in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Each adventure ended with a...

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July 21, 2019

God’s Special Creation

At one point in my life, I struggled with depression and a low sense of self-worth. Is life really worth living when I’ll always be so mediocre? I asked myself. I...

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July 20, 2019

Real Life Good Samaritans

A good friend of mine was mugged one evening after getting off a city bus. Unfortunately, at first no one came to his aid. Then two young men arrived on the...

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July 19, 2019

Calmed by Prayer

At barely 16 I was the youngest lineman on the varsity football team, but my performance in summer practices had landed me the position of the starting right guard, replacing a...

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July 18, 2019

Lord, Hold My Hand

“Hold my hand as we cross this road, son,” I said to my then five-year-old. “No, Mama. You hold my hand,” he responded. As we rushed across the road, I wondered...

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July 17, 2019

The Power of Faith

I was born into a Christian home and from a young age participated in the children’s activities in my church. As an adult, I worked as a children’s teacher and later...

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July 16, 2019

I Choose You

I was in the prison yard reading my Bible when another inmate approached me and began to tell me about some issues he was dealing with. I talked to him for...

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July 15, 2019

New Purpose

Many years ago, an auto accident resulted in the traumatic amputation of my left leg and compression fractures of five vertebrae in my back. I was in the army at the...

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July 14, 2019

Peace in the Storm

For the first time in all the years I had lived in Florida, a hurricane threatened our home. I had seen the destruction that is created in the wake of a...

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