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The Voice I Needed to Hear
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The Voice I Needed to Hear

As a widow and a farmer, I thought I was comfortable being on my own. The pandemic showed me otherwise

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September 2020
The Last Survivor
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The Last Survivor

Of all the stories we published about September 11, this may have been the most powerful

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September 2020
Love Thy Neighbor?
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Love Thy Neighbor?

We used to be friends. Then we weren’t

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September 2020
Intensive Care
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Intensive Care

Dan Radice was an exercise specialist who brought Dr. Rick Pitera through cardiac rehab. Now it was Rick’s turn to save Dan’s life

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September 2020
Joyful Reawakening
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Joyful Reawakening

I was sure our first Shabbat in quarantine was going to be different—and not in a good way

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September 2020
Everyday greatness: LYNN COLWELL
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Everyday greatness: LYNN COLWELL

Her colorful calling

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September 2020
A Different Answer
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A Different Answer

I prayed for help with my rheumatoid arthritis. So why was I still in such agony?

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September 2020
“meet me at the golf cart”
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“meet me at the golf cart”

Who would have guessed it would be the secret to our happy marriage?

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August 2020
Dog on a Mission
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Dog on a Mission

In my grief, I just wanted to be alone

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August 2020
More than a pastor
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More than a pastor

My business was hanging by a thread. So was my spirit. Then my good friend and mentor was struck down by Covid-19

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August 2020
Mystery of the Missing Report Card
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Mystery of the Missing Report Card

My childhood was not pretty. Neither was the angel I met in a dark alley in a dangerous part of town

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August 2020
That Bad Good Friday
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That Bad Good Friday

It was stronger than the infamous San Francisco earthquake of 1906, but Americans proved even stronger

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August 2020
Faith Factor
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Faith Factor

Bob is our most popular blogger on Guideposts.org. We wanted to share a story that happened to him a while ago but is more relevant than ever today

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August 2020
Abraham's Well
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Abraham's Well

What compelled us to move halfway around the world to a place where we didn’t even speak the language?

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August 2020
Chuck wagon chef
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Chuck wagon chef

The not-so-lost art of cooking for cowboys

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August 2020
Acceptance, Strength, Gratitude
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Acceptance, Strength, Gratitude

How do you go on when the man you love is diagnosed with Stage IV cancer?

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August 2020
A Simple Message
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A Simple Message

Loneliness is the root of so many problems. A psychologist shares a way you can reach out

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August 2020
Mom's Angel
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Mom's Angel

Living 3,000 miles away, I wished I could do more for my aging mother. Then came…

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June/July 2020
Fighting the past
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Fighting the past

How I turned my negative body image into a positive one

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June/July 2020
Underwater Awakening
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Underwater Awakening

How one of nature’s most fragile undersea creatures changed a diver’s life

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June/July 2020
The Locket
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The Locket

It went missing when Mom died

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June/July 2020
Faith Empowered
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Faith Empowered

Going where love and Jesus take you

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June/July 2020
Everyday greatness MICHAEL PLATT
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Everyday greatness MICHAEL PLATT

A teenage baker helps fight hunger

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June/July 2020
DREAM BIG, PRAY BIG!
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DREAM BIG, PRAY BIG!

Dolly Parton is a national treasure. But her origins couldn’t be more humble

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June/July 2020
Communion
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Communion

Buzz Aldrin tells of his act of faith on the lunar surface

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June/July 2020
Come Together
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Come Together

This writer, mom and chaplain’s wife learned to overcome loneliness. Here are her five best tips

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June/July 2020
A Place We Knew
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A Place We Knew

We moved to Savannah to be closer to our daughters. But we had trouble finding a faith community where we felt at home

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June/July 2020
Q&A - Yvette Nicole Brown
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Q&A - Yvette Nicole Brown

Even as this actress’s father’s dementia worsened, their relationship deepened

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May 2020
“I Made You a Fighter”
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“I Made You a Fighter”

God had been with me my whole life, in and out of the ring. Could he help me face a devastating diagnosis?

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May 2020
The Prayer Tree
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The Prayer Tree

There was no way it should have survived. Yet it had

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May 2020