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Absolute Faith vs Blind Belief

A guest post written by Donna Clifton I vividly remember the first time someone made a disparaging remark to me about the power of prayer to heal. Having been raised as a Christian Scientist, I was used to turning to God in prayer whenever a healing was needed. I took it for granted that my prayers—and those of my parents—would
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Celebrating Life

A guest post written by Donna Clifton When a long-time member passed on recently, our church decided to have a “Celebration of Life” service to honor her. It was a joyous occasion attended by friends, family, and acquaintances, with the church auditorium filled nearly to capacity. She was remembered as a cheerful, giving, loving person involved in numerous community activities.
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All God’s children

A guest post written by Donna Clifton My neighbors in our small planned-unit development of about 40 homes are of diverse ethnic heritages. A family on one side of my home is Hispanic-American, while on the other side they are African-American. Across the street is an Asian-American family. My own family is European-American. However, I wasn’t even conscious of how
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