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December 5, 2018

Our Gifts

I don’t remember how old I was, but it was the first year I shopped for Christmas gifts on my own. My parents gave me some money and let me walk...

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December 4, 2018

Chemistry Class

Growing up attending a Christian school, I took religion classes every day. At least once a year we would be asked how we saw God in our lives. Every time I...

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December 3, 2018

Another Way

On this morning, our garage-door openers were broken. When I told five-year-old Ava to get into the car so I could take her to school, she reluctantly went to the car,...

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December 2, 2018

Keep It Simple

Recently, I was standing in line at the bank listening to both the teller and the customer complain to each other about the stress of the Christmas season. I then walked...

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December 1, 2018

Work in Process

Before retiring a few years ago, I worked for a large food company. We sold many different types of products but used the same process to create them. We started with...

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November 30, 2018

Batteries Included

As a child, I celebrated birthdays with joy and excitement. I opened my gifts with great zeal — tearing open boxes, ripping through wrapping paper, and turning gift bags upside down....

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November 29, 2018

Giving Grace

I have always been very confident in my abilities. When I finished high school, I was sure I would get into a state college; however I did not get a good...

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November 28, 2018

Keep Praying

I had invited my friend and his wife to attend church with me for many years, but they had never shown any interest in coming. For a long time they had...

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November 27, 2018

Childlike Faith

When I was a child, I thought that God was actually in the streams of light that sometimes break through the clouds in the sky. It seemed to me that God...

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November 26, 2018

Answered Prayer

A few years ago, one of my sons, Bongue, and I left home early one morning to participate in a training seminar for pastors in Luanda. It was still dark. A...

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