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April 17, 2017

The Best Out of the Worst

Every Easter morning my family would gather at the table to begin our Easter celebration by eating rice bread that our mother baked for us. One Easter morning, my siblings and...

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April 16, 2017

Easter Sunday

None of the biblical accounts explains how the Resurrection took place. The Gospel writers say nothing about how the stone was rolled away or what happened to bring Jesus back to...

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April 15, 2017

To Pray is to Change

Last year I was diagnosed with a deadly heart disease. The prognosis was grim, and my sole option was a highly specialized surgery. Fortunately I was selected for a program that...

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April 14, 2017

GOOD FRIDAY

Each year when my husband and I planted corn, we 
marveled as the kernels we planted would grow and become stalks with many ears of corn, each ear with many kernels...

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April 13, 2017

A Secure Grip

When I was young, my family went walking in the forests of Hogsback, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. To get to the top of the slope, we first had...

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April 12, 2017

The Path of Mercy

Many people know the story of the good Samaritan and his compassion for the man who was in crisis. I find it interesting that the verb in today’s quoted verse is...

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April 11, 2017

Testing the Pond

Growing up, my brothers and I loved to skate and play hockey on the frozen pond near our house. Finding out when it was solid enough to skate on was quite...

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April 10, 2017

Strength from God

As a part of my personal ministry, I volunteer at a local prison, and I am humbled to be around the men of F Block. Many of the men there have...

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April 9, 2017

Palm Sunday

For ten years my husband has participated in international triathlon events called Ironman. People from all over the world gather to complete a journey of 140.6 miles. They have 17 hours...

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April 8, 2017

The Peace of God

A few months ago I flew in a small plane. As the plane moved down the runway and began to gain altitude, I 
noticed the change in cabin pressure. Feeling slightly...

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