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God’s Grace, a Healing Testimony by Deana Cavanaugh
In August 2021, I had a colonoscopy. One of the polyps they removed was at the opening of the appendix, so the doctor wanted to check that spot a year later. Following the next colonoscopy in August 2022, the doctor wanted to remove my appendix to make sure the polyp inside the appendix was not cancer.…
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Sacagawea: A Mother in the Wilderness: By Tom Giesecke
2024 marks the 220th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Voyage of Discovery. This expedition is an essential episode in American history. Moreover, it is vital to the freedom we have to worship God. To focus on Sacagawea helps us see both how the party survived and how God’s greater purpose for America blesses us…
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Clear the Cache by Joyce Olsen
During a pastor’s and leader’s retreat session focused on spiritual renewal, the facilitator tasked us to spend 30 minutes of quiet time with God in our hotel rooms then return to the group to report what we had seen, heard, or felt God wanted us to speak as encouragement to the group. This verse came…
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The Misty Dawn a Poem by Barbara Neiman
“Ducks in a row” watercolor by Olga Bekirov I was out this morning in the misty dawn. The lake was tranquil and serene. Duck feathers floated on the water, Like a pathway of rose petals. A mist hovered over the water, Like Your Spirit. I felt at once peaceful, and yet, …
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Delivered and Transformed A Testimony by Magdaline Wangechi Wanjohi, Seattle Bible College Student
I was born in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. I came from a catholic background. When I was born, my family was going through poverty and many financial challenges; my parents struggled to raise me and my three siblings. During my teen years, my family became financially successful. Dad had multiple businesses and was away often, as…
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Though the Heavens Fall by Joyce Olsen and Tony Chambers
You’ve likely run across someone who’s said, “I don’t have a creative bone in my body,” but there’s nothing further from the truth. God, our creator, formed us in his image and, early in Scripture, confirmed his intention for us to exhibit creativity. In Exodus 31:1-5 (NIV), God informs Moses that he has filled Bezalel…
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Stories From Kurdistan by Diane Fink
. On Sunday, February 25, my traveling companion Joan Bennett, and I returned from the fourth trip to Kurdistan. Like each one before it, this one was different. Things I had thought we would do, didn’t work out, and things I hadn’t planned on, did! Proverbs 19:21 says: You can make many plans, but the Lord’s…
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Emboldened and Empowered: A Testimony by Joyce Olsen
Kingdom Foundations is an equipping, hands-on, give-and-take, and empowering conference. As Doctor Randy Clark said, “There are two avenues of ministry at the meeting, so at any point, you are either a giver or a receiver. I was able to experience both roles during the 2024 event at Sonrise Christian Center from February 29 through…