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The old tin had been hidden away for decades. Could the seeds still grow into plants?

She had always been fiercely independent. Why was her friend suddenly insisting that she go to church with him?

She received a sign of God’s protection right after waking up from another surgery.

He thought he knew his father well: his devotion to family, his solid faith. A slip of paper in a forgotten Bible revealed more.

They had been married for 38 years. But only two weeks into lockdown, she wondered if they’d make it to 39.

She initially took up running to inspire her mother, who was in rehab following a stroke. But it turned out she was also doing it to inspire herself.

Because a strong woman once helped her, she became strong enough to help others

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Military veteran Jeremiah Braudrick shares how encountering the works of author C. S. Lewis rejuvenated his dormant faith.

Rick Hamlin shares a prayer his father wrote that Rick discovered in the days following his father’s death.

Kristy Dewberry reveals how spending so much time at home with her husband because of Covid-19 changed her outlook regarding her marriage.

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