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During his time as the U.S. division director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, Bernie May used to write a column in the ministry's newsletter. He once ...


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Nancy Ortberg Moved by Amputee's Gratitude

Nancy Ortberg writes:

I worked as a registered nurse for about ten years before my life took a different direction. One of my earliest patients was a young ...


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Husband Learns Much Through Caring for Wife

When Dick Peterson's wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he knew many challenges awaited his family. What he didn't know was ...


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"We Do This for Jesus"

On December 9, 2007, Matthew Murray shot and killed Tiffany Johnson, 26, and Philip Crouse, 24, at a Youth With a Mission (YWAM) training center in the ...


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"Song for My Sons": Sara Groves on Leaving a Legacy

In an interview with Carolyn Arends, singer and songwriter Sara Groves explains why she begins her 2007 album Tell Me What You Know, which primarily addresses ...


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Jesus Prays for Us

In his book entitled Prayer, Philip Yancey writes:

As Jesus once prayed for Peter, now he prays for us… In fact, the New Testament's only glimpse ...

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A New Year's Challenge

It is a mistake to be always turning back to recover the past. The law for Christian living is not backward, but forward; not for experiences that lie ...


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A New Life from One Red Paperclip

Stuck in a dead-end job and strapped for money, Kyle MacDonald came up with an improbable plan: starting with one red paperclip, he would trade on the ...


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Set Your Mind on Heaven

If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next … Aim at ...


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Woman with MS Crosses Finish Line

Zoe Koplowitz, 59, ran the New York City Marathon on Monday, November 5, 2007. She didn't do very well. Paula Radcliffe, for example, was the first ...


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