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The Ones Who Turned Around
When others fled, some turned the other way,And climbed where smoke had swallowed up the day.They could not know whose trembling hand they’d find,Or whose last frightened face they’d leave behind. They only knew, somewhere beyond the flame,A life was waiting, though they knew no name.And somewhere in that darkness, someone prayedThat footsteps might be…
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The Gift I Could Never Afford
Scripture Focus: “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 3:24 I have discovered something rather embarrassing about myself: I am not particularly good at receiving things I cannot repay. Let somebody buy lunch, and some little accountant in my head immediately opens a ledger. All right.…
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Made for Home
Scripture Focus: “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” — Philippians 3:20 (NKJV) Scientists still marvel at the monarch butterfly. Every spring and fall, these delicate creatures migrate as far as 3,000 miles. They travel over mountains, rivers, forests, and open fields without…
