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The challenge of understanding God’s delays. by Kathryn Cox “She’ll be gone in two weeks, or, if I’m wrong, two months.”  The words spilled out unintentionally cold. I rebuked myself as I met the concerned gaze of my neighbor, Francis. Regret washed over me. I made a mental note to stop saying such callous things. Still, […]

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Giving God the eraser and trusting Him with the results. by Kathy Pierson Pain seized my right arm as I lay on the cold cement. My head rested on a pile of snow. My husband ran over to help me to my feet. “I can’t move yet. My arm hurts too much,” I moaned. My teeth […]

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]]> Concussed https://baonline.org/concussed/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=36530

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A health crisis reaps an unusual harvest. by Kristen Joy Wilks My toe caught on a root, and I hit the hard-packed trail face first. The world around me blurred and stilled. What happened, and why did the back of my head hurt instead of the front? I lay there for a minute, letting my forehead […]

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]]> The Gifts in Goodbye https://baonline.org/the-gifts-in-goodbye/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:51:12 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=36346

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Posted on October 31, 2025 God gives strength and peace for moments of departure. by Tammy Darling I never saw a person die before. I never would have thought I could watch my mother die. Today, I did just that. And I was at peace. Gradual decline For more than thirteen years, my mother suffered from the […]

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]]> When Mercy Found Me https://baonline.org/when-mercy-found-me/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:33:00 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=36170

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Posted on August 29, 2025 What it’s like to move from vengeance to victory. by James Anderson* as told to Leslie Williams The summer rain pelted against my office window as I stared at the email that would change my life. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, trembling with anger as I contemplated my response. After fifteen years […]

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]]> When the Church Prays https://baonline.org/when-the-church-prays/ Fri, 30 May 2025 21:27:00 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=35821

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Learning the power of intercession in the darkest valley. by Carolyn D. Andersen The first indication something was seriously wrong with my husband, Sam, came when my pastor and two policemen stood at my front door. I had no previous indication anything was wrong. Sam had talked to my daughter, Stacia, when he got off work […]

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]]> Finding the Way Forward https://nowwhat.cog7.org/finding-the-way-forward/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:42:52 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=35394

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Coping with a loved one’s memory loss in God’s strength. by Alma Barkman As I stopped the car in front of the motel, my husband asked, “Why are you stopping?” “Because we’ve driven all day and it’s time to take a break,” I replied, rather puzzled by his question. We had made this fourteen hundred-mile trip […]

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]]> Back from the Dead https://baonline.org/back-from-the-dead/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:56:43 +0000 http://nowwhat.cog7.org/back_from_the_dead/ “Going to Texas. Nice knowing you.” The handwritten note on the TV set stunned me. It was from my wife Daneen. Without saying anything to me beforehand, she had taken our little daughter and left me behind in Oklahoma. In a way, I couldn’t blame her. I had been coming home at four in the […]

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]]> When There is No Cure https://baonline.org/when_there_is_no_cure/ Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:32:20 +0000 http://nowwhat.cog7.org/when_there_is_no_cure/ “I’m afraid there is no cure. We can only treat the symptoms,” Dr. Price explained, almost apologetically. Speechless, I lingered over her words, struggling to grasp the implications of the diagnosis: rheumatoid arthritis. It’s a systemic disease causing inflammation in the joints. The inflammatory cells slowly digest bone and cartilage. The result is pain, loss […]

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]]> Recognizing Heart Defects in Children https://baonline.org/recognizing_heart_defects_in_children/ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:56:15 +0000 http://nowwhat.cog7.org/recognizing_heart_defects_in_children/ According to the American Heart Association, for every one thousand babies born, eight will have some form of congenital heart defect. That’s approximately thirty-five thousand babies each year. Sometimes detecting the signs of heart defects in a child can be difficult. Even a doctor may not be able to identify certain defects during a physical […]

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