Seasons

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I recently saw this quote and loved its description of a family: “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great hei …  »

Balancing act

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Have you noticed that it’s rare to find someone who honestly feels that their life is in good balance: their work, their family life, their spiritual …  »

The purpose of life

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Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some dif …  »

Input → Output

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In computer science and mathematics, Garbage In, Garbage Out describes the concept that flawed or nonsense input data produces nonsense output or “gar …  »

The character builder

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The great American evangelist Dwight L. Moody had a pithy phrase to describe character: Character is what you are in the dark. As Christians, we all w …  »

Current Issue

Volume 20.11 | November 2019

Volume 20.11 | November 2019

Previous Editions
Editor's Introduction

Seasons

Featured Articles

Appreciating Aging

Personal Accounts

Thankful for the Memories

Personal Accounts

A New Start

Personal Accounts

Not Perfect, But Right

From Jesus with Love

Take a Lesson from Children

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Appreciating Aging

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Since turning 70, I’ve been thinking more about the benefits of aging. Even though many of us who are getting older have already felt some of the disa …  »

Health and fitness

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Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit,[[See 1 Corinthians 3:16–17.]] and God has commissioned us to care for them well and faithfully. Jesus pa …  »

God’s love for humankind

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God’s unconditional love has no bounds, is unchanging and without limitations. It is given freely, n …  »

Thoughts on the realities of life

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As believers, we can sometimes have unrealistic expectations about our lives. When things aren’t goi …  »

Knights and mirrors

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One of the movies I watched the most often when growing up was Man of La Mancha. [[Dale Wasserman, P …  »

Christian character

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A key factor in becoming like Jesus is developing godly character. This article will focus on charac …  »

Take a Lesson from Children

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Many adults have looked at a child blissfully enjoying playtime, and have, for a moment, wished they …  »

Abundant health 

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The human body is a very versatile, adaptable, durable, intricate, and highly developed creation, ma …  »

Imperfect and blessed

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Don’t allow yourself to feel sad or discouraged about your imperfections, because you will never be …  »

Winning through prayer

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Prayer shows your faith in Me—faith that I will bring the solutions, show you the way, work in peopl …  »

Thankful for the Memories

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I remember when growing up as a boy in the USA, Thanksgiving was a holiday I looked forward to nearly as much as Christmas. I loved the fall season wi …  »

A New Start

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My husband and I recently found ourselves on our own again. After raising ten children over 40 years, I didn’t see this coming! We’ve always been a cl …  »

Not Perfect, But Right

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Recently, I decided to attend some free knitting and crocheting classes offered at a local community …  »

Love While I Can

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Arguments with my parents marred my college years. We argued about how much time I spent on expandin …  »

A Lesson in Kindness

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A few years ago, our neighbors gave their female dog to a friend of theirs. Some time later, this ol …  »

Creating Family

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In the doctor’s office where I work, we have a regular patient by the first name of Blender. That is …  »

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