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A number of years ago, while I was sitting on the beach, a young man came and kneeled in front of me. I noticed a big, beautiful cross hanging on a chain around his neck.

Some people who have lost loved ones have been deeply comforted—and even healed of grief—through realizing that every precious quality they cherished in their loved ones, they also, as children of God, fully and beautifully express. After all, each of God's sons and daughters reflects the wholeness of His nature, right here and now.

"I was brought back to life by a book .

One of the most touching portraits of God in the Bible is that of a shepherd tenderly caring for His sheep. The twenty-third Psalm expresses this thought to perfection.

When you're in the middle of an ordinary trip, it's fairly easy to know approximately how far you've come and how far you have to go. Even in an airplane, you can tell when you're halfway to your destination if you've been traveling for two hours on a flight that will take four.

There was a time when too little money was a daily problem for me. I spent a lot of time praying to better understand God's abundance.

In the twentieth century more wealth was created than ever before, but as this new century begins, millions in various parts of the world are bogged down in poverty. Promise of a better tomorrow, an upturn in the economy, and a decent wage for everyone are political pipe dreams to many people.

I was just a kid in grade school. Tensions between my mom and dad were high, and every night at dinner I wondered if they were splitting up.

Some time ago, I began praying more expansively about family, the community in which we lived, and the world in general. I began earnestly trying to heal, at least in my own thoughts, some of the world's problems.

The closeness between parents and small children can be very special, something both will always cherish. This bond also hints at the tender closeness our Parent, God, has with each of us.