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Second-Mile Living

Miss Margaret and her team converged near the homeless encampment, hidden in the shadow of the Dallas-area bridge. Despite the tepid warmth of the sun, the sharp wind swept the

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Boxed in and Nowhere to Go

Marie was up to her arms in boxes, frantically searching for something to keep her six kids, including three teens, occupied. Sequestered for months in their crowded Bakersfield, California home,

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Walking a Mile in His Shoes

Rochelle Epps arrived early for Sunday service at New Fellowship Church of God when she spotted a man sitting on the front steps, his red cart just a few feet

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Passion Meets Purpose

It was an odd intersection: The majestic beauty of the old American West, the mystique of visiting with international students and the mystery of a burgeoning faith in Jesus. Melanie

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Bottled-up Memories

It was one of those summer days in Milwaukee, the kind where the unusually mild temperature was enough to lure you outside for hours. It was so beautiful that the