Meant to Be
A light blue Volkswagen Beetle backed into the empty space next to my car in the medical parking lot. A middle-aged man got out of…
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Remembering Calvin Burrell
Editor’s note: Calvin Burrell’s passing on June 29 occurred days before we began editing this issue. Below is his full memorial and just a fraction…
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Hijacked by God
It’s Thursday night. There is something important I need to do tonight, but I am dreading it with every fiber of my being. You see,…
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“I’m Going to Kill Myself”
Many years ago, when I married Troy, I did not know he had told people that he would kill himself. While we were dating, I…
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The Greater Glory
The prophet Haggai wrote: “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the…
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How to Find the Love of Your Life
At sixteen years old, I found the love of my life at a Salvation Army camp. Three years later, we were married. There aren’t enough…
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The Devoted Creator
It is safe to assume that almost everyone has taken part in creation. Most people have played a part in creating something. It may have…
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Praying Your Temperament
I began my life with God privately, a thirteen-year-old in my room at night, pouring out my concerns and wishes to a God I didn’t…
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A Kingdom of Peace
In 1972, Harold (not his real name) received his draft card welcoming him to the Vietnam War. Our family had been dreading this day for…
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