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July 4, 2026

God’s Great Plan

Several years ago, I noticed an older man who sat shivering in a parking lot near my office. When I asked if he was okay, he said he had left home...

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Running a Good Race

My husband, Kurt, and I used to walk a mile each day on the indoor track at the YMCA. Besides getting exercise, we enjoyed lively conversation and simply being together. But...

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For my birthday, my wife surprised me with a trip to a bird park in our state. We saw birds from all over the world in many colors and sizes. Some...

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August 28, 2019

A Heart Full of Praise

I am not a trained or talented musician, but as a youth I always enjoyed singing in school choirs and singing praises to the Lord in church. A few years ago...

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August 27, 2019

God Cares

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August 26, 2019

A 1962 Hudson

Buford was a fifteen-year-old who lived deep in the backwoods of Handshoe, Kentucky. He suffered from an external brain tumor that parted his scalp and extended partially over his right eye,...

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August 25, 2019

The Pelican

I love pelicans, not for their beauty but for their grace. Watching them glide through the sky calms my soul. Lately, my soul has needed calming. I have been diligently searching...

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August 24, 2019

God Is Great

July 17, 2015, was like an earthquake for me and my family. On that day, doctors discovered that I had a 6.2 cm tumor, and I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer....

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August 23, 2019

Back to Safety

On my way to work, I drive past a sheep farm with lush pasture. One day I noticed a young lamb outside the fence near the road. Grazing on the newly...

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August 22, 2019

God’s Care

I grew up the son of a sharecropper in the late 1930s. Each evening we would sit down at the table, and Dad would read scripture to us five children and...

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August 21, 2019

Focus

On August 21, 2017, people across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina were able to witness and experience a total solar eclipse, where the moon passed between the earth...

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