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February 28, 2024

God Hears Our Cries

My heart hammered in my chest and turmoil swirled inside me because my father was in the hospital. However, attending a prayer gathering at my church with Christians from a variety...

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February 27, 2024

Why Me?

Prison is a breeding ground for human suffering. Having spent the better part of my adult life behind bars, I have witnessed much pain. Countless times I have cried out to...

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February 26, 2024

Receiving Love

I remember the first time anyone told me they loved me. When I was a child, my parents showed me love — they provided me with a home, fed and clothed...

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February 25, 2024

It’s the Beginning

“Why do you think the path ends here?” the tour guide asked while we wandered the carefully curated grounds surrounding the castle. My nine-year-old son volunteered, “Maybe it isn’t the end;...

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February 24, 2024

The Light in the Darkness

When I was young, I slept with the light on in the bathroom down the hall because I was afraid of the dark. The light would shine into my bedroom, and...

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February 23, 2024

Comfort in Hard Times

In April 2000, I had just gotten home when the phone rang and I heard these words from a doctor in California: “Your daughter has sustained a snowboarding injury. We’re sorry...

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February 22, 2024

Beautiful Transformation

A few months ago, I put a flowering potted plant in my garden. Unfortunately, scorching heat caused the plant to dry up. I thought it had died, but to my surprise...

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February 21, 2024

Fully Charged

A friend’s car battery was mysteriously losing its charge. The voltage would decrease while the car was parked overnight. After multiple trips to the mechanic, they found a small parasitic draw...

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February 20, 2024

Offering Hope

In Luke 7, Jesus saw the widow’s grief as the body of her only son was being carried away. Jesus understood her deep sorrow and comforted her. But nobody was prepared...

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February 19, 2024

Calling All Angels

In July 2020, I was diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer with metastases to other organs, and the prognosis was not optimistic. As I left the doctor’s office, I thought of one of...

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