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I have been studying with the Witnesses, who state that December 25th probably wasn’t when Jesus was born. They reason that it would have been too cold for shepherds to be out with their sheep in December. They point to the fact that the 25th was in fact already celebrated as winter solstice and is…

“My great niece Emma received trauma to her right eye during the birthing. She has no vision in that eye.” –stardove Add your prayers now

Synchronicity is what the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung describes as inner readiness intersecting with outer opportunities. It’s the curious way in which a person’s external reality suddenly clicks into alignment with what’s taking place in her inner world. Think about the timing when certain things fell apart or when others things came together in your…

“I am asking for prayer to break away from ways that are not healthy for my and my family.” –msbolton5 Add your prayers now

“For single parents – loneliness, and needed extra strength to keep up the good work raising a child in His name!” –kainduk Add your prayers now

Think about serving others. By giving a little of yourself, you lighten your own burdens. Lending a helping hand can show you that you perhaps don’t have it as bad as you think you do. Giving of yourself to others can teach you new ideas and ways for your own life. Taking the time to…

“My first born died 8 years ago of blood poisoning, at the age of 25 – I am such a mess I can barely function…still.” –winddancer5656 Add your prayers now

“Please send your prayers and positive intentions to my father Hiram Velez, so that he may successfully undergo Triple By-Pass Surgery and heal beautifully!” –danceforlife Add your prayers now

Are there moments when you’ve wished you could go back to the woman or man you were 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago? I have. I think often about the woman I was in my 20’s and 30’s. Mind you, I don’t miss being twentysomething and thirtysomething. Reliving those years does not interest me. Spare…

What is the best speculation as to what language was spoken in Eden? It has been the time-honored tradition in Judaism that the language spoken in the garden was Hebrew, which was also the language of God. If the rivers mentioned in Genesis 1-2 are any clue, it would definitely have been some sort of…

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