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Finding Peace in Pain

By: Joni Eareckson Tada
Sept. 12, 2016


I never really know when the pain in my hip and back will start growling, but when it does… it can hit hard. Like this past weekend. But God gave such a blessed remedy; take a look and you’ll see what it was…



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5 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Theology
June 28, 2016



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Tammy Trent: A Story of Hope After Loss

By Tammy Trent
It has been 15 years since standing on the edge of the water the morning of September 11, 2001, as Trent's lifeless body was recovered from the Blue Lagoon. I have cried hundreds of buckets of tears. I have cried out to God wishing that this new plan for my life were different, but I have also learned to walk with hope and faith in Him.


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