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Have you been born again? Do I mean are you an evangelical "born-again Christian"? No, I'm thinking of being born again as it applies to all humanity. In fact, if you are a Christian, being born again is part of your theological heritage.

IMAGINE BEING ONE OF THE DISCIPLES who were privileged to be with Christ Jesus during his brief career. You experience firsthand the Master's love for the multitudes that followed him.

THERE ARE SYMBOLS .

I REACHED A STAGE IN MY LIFE WHERE I FELT A DEEP DESIRE TO SERVE, to show my love for humanity in some specific way. Having a love for Africa all of my life and being aware of how vast the need is, I applied to volunteer at a residential care facility in South Africa.

HURRICANES. DROUGHTS.

HAVE YOU EVER FELT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING MORE you needed to do to deserve God's love? Or that the way you've lived in the past has earned you a place outside of God's love? To these questions, divine grace brings an answer of comfort and peace. As I've considered the whole subject of grace, I've come to feel that God simply loves us all—no matter what.

When the city redtagged her church after an earthquake, Bethany Brix had a choice: "Whine or shine. " She had known First Church of Christ, Scientist, Beverly Hills, California, as her church home since her earliest memories.

Shortly after being awarded a Fulbright scholarship that would send me to Eastern Europe for a year of teaching, I attended a meeting held in Washington, DC, for all the recipients. Although excited, I was also fearful.

I HAVE DONE MANY THINGS I'M NOT PROUD OF. But the lessons I've learned from my trespasses have become priceless to me.

"DO YOU WANT A DRINK?" my friend asked me one night last summer in the basement of his house. Two girls were there, and I didn't want to seem like a loser.