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Father of Murdered Son Learns That Forgiveness Is a Daily Choice
In a recent interview in The Sun, Sister Helen Prejean, the author of the book Dead Man Walking, talked about one of her heroes of faith and forgiveness—Lloyd ...
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Religious Leaders Discuss Whether Religions Can Co-exist
National Geographic: In God's Name is a 2007 documentary that explores the views of 12 prominent spiritual leaders. Topics include calling, the presence ...
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Group of Mothers Makes Big Impact on Gang War Zone
In the early 1990s, gang violence erupted in Boyle Heights, a section of East Los Angeles. Eight gangs were in conflict in the parish around the Dolores ...
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Two Scenes from Christmas in Afghanistan
Leigh C. Bishop, a psychiatrist and military reservist, was stationed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve 2008. In the dim light of dusk, ...
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Frederick Buechner Reflects on the Magi and Herod
In a playful lexicon of religious terms entitled Peculiar Treasures, author Frederick Buechner captures well the interesting interplay of the stories ...
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A Powerful Story of Forgiveness from South Africa
Desmond Tutu is a bishop in South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work against apartheid. In his book No Future Without Forgiveness, he shares ...
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Our Preposterous Fantasies
God has made [our] fantasies … so preposterously unrewarding that we are forced to turn to him for help and for mercy. We seek wealth and find ...
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God Helps Boy Deal with Uncontrollable Temper
After successfully separating numerous Siamese twins and continuing to refine the techniques of several complicated surgeries, Dr. Ben Carson has become ...
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Judgment Is Good News
The word judgment carries negative overtones for a good many people in our liberal and postliberal world. We need to remind ourselves that throughout ...
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A Reconciling Christmas in the Middle East
Lebanon-born Ali Elhajj came to faith in Christ while living in America. As he encountered evangelical culture, he became troubled by how deeply American ...
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