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The Seeds They Wouldn’t Eat
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” — Hebrews 11:1 By the winter of 1941, hunger had settled over Leningrad with a severity that is difficult for those of us who have never experienced famine to imagine. The German army had encircled the city in September, cutting…
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The Chapters Before Us
Father’s Day has a way of making me think about things I didn’t understand when I was younger. Not because nobody explained them to me, but because children have a limited view of the world. They see what’s directly in front of them and assume that’s the whole story. When I was little, I knew…
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Trying to Hold the Wind
Ecclesiastes is a book in the Bible that reads almost like the journal of someone who has tried everything people usually chase in life—and discovered that none of it can carry the full weight of the human heart. The writer, traditionally understood to be Solomon, speaks with unusual honesty. He had wisdom, wealth, influence, accomplishment,…
