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She’d been in the water for seven hours. The lighthouse was her only hope. Almost.
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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She’d been in the water for seven hours. The lighthouse was her only hope. Almost.

She was struggling to find motivation to get moving on that winter morning—until she received a loving message from beyond.

That hand-knit wrap had given her such comfort. Why did she give it away?

So many soldiers die by their own hands. Here’s how Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Powell, a retired Army veteran, made a difference.

Their marriage was strong but their finances were faltering. Was a job on an Alaskan fishing trawler really the answer?

In this story from June 1954, singer Peggy Lee shares how the prayers of friends and strangers from different backgrounds strengthened her faith.

In this story from December 1951, beloved actress Irene Dunne likens her walk with God to a refreshing and restorative trip.

She was having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year…but the year wasn't yet over.

She sent a letter she immediately regretted, but what's done is done—or is it?

It shouldn’t be that hard, but sometimes we make it so, says the acclaimed pastor and author in his new book.

A Washington woman fosters dogs so that their homeless families don’t have to give them up.

She didn’t think anyone could take care of her husband but her. But she finally realized she had help waiting above.
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