The telephone rang at 2:00 a.m. “This is the police department. We’ve picked up a mother and three children. The kids are in pretty bad shape.” Another call, another challenge for healing hurtful hearts and
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What Happens When You Meet With God in Your Sanctuary?
I had quite the conversation with the Lord on that crisp spring morning. I met Him in my sanctuary – my beloved porch swing with its soothing, squeaky melody. A gentle breeze stirred the treetops
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Psalm 34:18 ~ The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (ESV) Not so long ago, we lived in a home where the bedrooms were close. So close that despite
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by Rita A. Schulte It’s a rainy day today, the kind of day that surrounds one in melancholy. Something stirs in my memory as I reach down to set my warm cup of tea beneath
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