A righteous city

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“Let him perfect you in every good deed.” — Hebrews 13:21 On the eve of the New Year 2000, Detroit authorities carefully opened a century-old time capsule. Inside the copper box were hopeful predictions from some of the city’s leaders, who expressed their vision for prosperity. However, the mayor’s message suggested a different approach. He (…)

Crown of life

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“Blessed is the man who endures the test.” — James 1:12 Twelve-year-old Lee Adianez decided to take part in a five-kilometer race. Afraid of being late, she lost track of time and started fifteen minutes early with a group running a half-marathon (over twenty kilometers). Lee Adianez kept up with the other runners and even (…)

Caring for the needy

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“If you really pledge your neighbor’s clothes, you will return them to him before sunset.” — Exodus 22:25 Philip’s father suffered from a severe mental disorder and left home to live on the streets. After Cindy and her young son, Philip, spent an entire day searching for him, Philip became unreasonably concerned for his well-being. (…)

God’s wisdom saves lives

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“The fruit of the righteous is the tree of life, and the wise acquires life.” — Proverbs 11:30 a.m The postman became worried when she saw that the mailbox of one of her customers was full. She knew that the elderly woman lived alone and usually took the press away. Making a wise decision, the (…)

The day after Christmas

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“And Maria kept all these words, entertaining, in her heart.” — Luke 2:19 After all the joy of Christmas, the next day brought us many troubles. We stayed the night with friends, but did not sleep well. Our car broke down on the way. Then it snowed. We left the car and took a taxi (…)

The promise of the birth of Christ

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“And you, Bethlehem-Ephrates… from you… will come the One who will be the Lord in Israel.” — Micah 5:1 In November 1962, physicist John Mockley said, “There is no reason to believe that the average boy or girl cannot master a personal computer.” Mockley’s prediction seemed amazing at the time, but it turned out to (…)

Christmas star

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“And when they saw the dawn, they were extremely happy.” — Matthew 2:10 “If you find that star, you can always find your way home.” These were the words of my father when he taught me to find the North Star when I was a child. Dad served in the Armed Forces during the war, (…)

Community in Christ

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“Therefore comfort one another, and build one another up.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 I don’t know who is responsible for turning off the lights and locking up the church premises after the Sunday service, but I do know one thing about this person – Sunday lunch will be delayed. Why? Because many people like to (…)

The wall was destroyed, unity was restored

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“He is our peace, who made one of the two and destroyed the middle partition, enmity.” — Ephesians 2:14 Since 1961, families and friends have been separated by the Berlin Wall. A barrier erected by the East German government prevented citizens from fleeing to West Germany. According to researchers, more than 2.5 million East Germans (…)

Light of hope

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“Have hope in God, because I will still thank Him for His salvation, my God!” — Psalm 41:12 My mom’s shiny red cross should be hanging by her bedside in the cancer center. And I should prepare for holiday visits in the breaks between planned procedures. All I wanted for Christmas was to spend one (…)