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Steadfast when shaken

I cannot defeat evil and bring peace and justice to the whole world, but I can do whatever I am able to do. I can do the next right thing. Continue reading

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TMI: What to do with all the awful

Fires, floods, massacres, and tragedy have abounded in recent months. Like many of you, I find the constant onslaught of bad news overwhelming. How should I respond? How can I help? It’s tempting to crawl into bed and pull the … Continue reading

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What can I do?

Tragic events in our lives or around the world make us look for explanations; we want to make sense of it all and we wonder what we can do in response. I read a phrase in a book of quotations … Continue reading

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Even today, God is in control

Everything is different since the Paris attacks, and yet, everything is the same. When horrors strike we experience a feeling of unreality. This cannot be happening. Once we absorb the facts, we feel the urge to react, to do something.  … Continue reading

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