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Bypassing the Neutral Zone

Hopefully, you enjoyed a joyful celebration of our Lord’s death and resurrection with family and friends. Now that the brightly colored eggs, jelly beans and chocolate bunnies are eaten, I

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The Amazing Grace of Perseverance

William Wilberforce lay sick in bed, a serious illness keeping him from his duties as a member of England’s Parliament. Just a year earlier, Wilberforce, a newly converted Christian, entered

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Serving Out of Their Poverty

Ana’s pain was like a cloak that strangled her hope and joy and gave no shelter from the chilly nights that assaulted her bones as she tried to sleep on

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Deion traipsed inside the doors of Chicago’s Agape Center, a safe haven from neighboring, but not always neighborly, streets. Though most of the facility’s staff has changed, the commitment to

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Saving on a Rainy Day

Tomas curled up under a tree in Patriots Park, a regional recreational hub where drought has carved out dusty patches in its green carpet. Dust is a way of life