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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