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Attitude and Atmosphere: personal narrative by Janine Pickett

standing in line, image by aykapog, on Pixabay The Attitude We Carry and the Words We Speak Create Our Atmosphere It's true. We carry a...

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Testimony/Essay: "A Way in the Wilderness"

A Way in the Wilderness Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the...

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A Call to Love: "A Mustard Seed" by Elizabeth Brooks

A Mustard Seed Ten days ago, I met a beautiful person full of passion and personality. She was looking for one of my colleagues who had...

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An Essay by JD DeHart: "Incorporating the Bible as Literature"

Incorporating the Bible as Literature Discussing religion in public schools can involve occasional tension. The role of Christian...

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Testimony/Essay by Stacey Louiso: "The Remnant -Women Wielding Swords"

The Remnant - Women Wielding Swords “Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth...

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Essay by Don Lane: "A Gift of the Spirit and a Software App"

God calls us to do great works for Him. Then He gives us what we need to accomplish what He wants us to do. In my case, God gave me a...

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An Essay by Donal Mahoney: "Call a Priest, My Father Said"

Call a Priest, My Father Said My father never talked much about religion but he went to Mass every Sunday, the 6:30 Mass where few people...

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Testimony/Essay by Stacey Louiso: “Singing From Hallelujah to Hallelujah”

“Singing From Hallelujah to Hallelujah” A movement of music can become so deeply embedded into the hearts of both an audience and those...

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Testimony/Essay by Diane Quick-Machaby: "Tragic Accident With A Happy Ending"

Tragic Accident With A Happy Ending I've heard many times through the years, "It’s always in God's time, not mine." In this story you...

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Essay by Don Lane: "Who God Created You to Be"

Who God Created You to Be Have you ever looked into the mirror with thoughts dancing around in your head about how nice it would be if...

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My Testimonial by Don Lane

My Testimonial - I feel pleased and humbled to share with you my testimonial, which reveals the role Jesus and the Holy Spirit have played i

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A Call to Love by Elizabeth Brooks: "Rejection"

Rejection My divorce was a mutual rejection between me and the Catholic Church. Later that year, I hinted to my sister that I wanted...

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Testimony by Ernie Jones: "The Midnight Call"

THE MIDNIGHT CALL The ringing telephone shattered the quietness of the night. Fear wrapped around me as I listened, for who would call in t

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A Memoir by Elizabeth Brooks: "An Empty Chair at the Table"

An Empty Chair at the Table Cosmopolitan Trinidad and Tobago, my homeland, had achieved a milestone and became an Independent nation....

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A Testimony by Janine Pickett: " When God Sent His Butterflies"

When God Sent His Butterflies My family thought I was crazy for believing in a supernatural God who loves them. All they'd ever known was...

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Essay by Lynda McKinney Lambert: "Prologue: in which I Knit a Life Back Together"

Prologue: in which I Knit a Life Back Together It seems to me that I have always known the joy of making things with my hands. From my...

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Essay By Elizabeth Brooks: "Celebrating Life and Human Dignity: A Call to Love"

CELEBRATING LIFE AND HUMAN DIGNITY: A CALL TO LOVE At the Core My first impression in the parking lot was a sense of being on foreign...

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