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Spiritual weightlifting

Spiritual weightlifting

Steve Hearts

One of my favorite forms of exercise is weightlifting. I’m no bodybuilder; I just do it to stay toned and keep in shape. I also find it interesting how akin weightlifting... »

The power of gratitude

The power of gratitude

Iris Richard

In a video clip I watched on YouTube some time ago, one of the participants in a panel was talking about a trying time in her life that had led to serious depression. A f... »

It’s good to be alive!

It’s good to be alive!

Rosane Pereira

When I was 17, I went with friends to spend carnival in the city of Salvador. We rented a very cheap house and slept on the floor like most of the locals. Even though our... »

Live with joy

Live with joy

Elsa S.

As I was skimming headlines on an online news website, I saw this headline: “He’s a Fighter: Guo Youming Won’t Succumb to Rare Disease.” Intrigued, I clicked on the artic... »

The tree

The tree

Marie Alvero

I lived in a village in Tanzania that had a big, old avocado tree that was a local treasure. The tree grew in the middle of town, and its fruit was available to anyone in... »

The Giovanna solution

The Giovanna solution

Victoria Olivetta

After four years and a 44-hour bus ride, I was finally visiting my daughter and son-in-law and seeing my young granddaughter, Giovanna, for the first time. She had my hea... »

Troubleshooting with God

Troubleshooting with God

Li Lian

On my second day on the job, my new supervisor handed me his laptop: “I need you to upgrade this to the latest Web-based operating system.” I was in a foreign country, su... »

Prayer secrets

Prayer secrets

In his book A Year of Living Prayerfully, Jared Brock describes in a humorous but poignant way his journey around the world to discover and explore how different believer... »

Anxiety and the deep blue sea

Anxiety and the deep blue sea

Josie Clark

I grew up around creeks, lakes, and rivers, but when I was sixteen I went to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and saw the ocean for the first time. At the boardwalk the night w... »

The circle of prayer

The circle of prayer

Marie Alvero

The ringing of my phone interrupted my quiet evening drive. It was a close friend on the other end, “Marie, I need you to pray for me!” She only had a few minutes to talk... »

A stranger in the parking lot

A stranger in the parking lot

Chris Mizrany

I was sitting in the car inside a parking lot, taking a moment to think about changes in my life and work. It felt like I had hit a plateau, and I was honestly a little w... »

The offer

The offer

Keith Phillips

Some years ago, after a series of mistakes left me exasperated and discouraged, I pleaded with God to turn me into a robot, programmed to always do what He knew was best.... »