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A Light for a World of Darkness

I was convinced it was torture, but then again, what does a little girl from a middle-class American family truly know about such matters? All I knew was that the

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A Debt I Could Never Repay

Editor’s note: Last week, our Options Blog featured a Thanksgiving perspective piece about the sacrifice of giving thanks. Today, lead editor Michelle Melchor also discusses gratitude, but from the thoughtful

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The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

Editor’s note: Next week, lead editor Michelle Melchor also discusses the topic of giving thanks but from the thoughtful perspective of having a debt of gratitude. Don’t miss it. Airline

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Amigos de Jesus Church Expands its Family

Pastor Mario Valle Jr. watched the baptism with a billowing heart. Timed for the congregation’s 13th anniversary, he marveled at how the Lord worked since his parents founded Ministerio Cristiano

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Igniting a New Work

They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. — Isaiah 61:4 (English Standard