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War, disease, and political unrest make living in this century hard work at times. But as Christians, the challenge before us is to find hope in the darkest moments and seek for a peaceful world.

We sometimes get so caught up in fear it’s hard to remember all we have to be grateful for, and yet there’s an array of things--an abundance. 

Imagine Jesus saying, “Martha, Martha, you are worried about many things,” but replace Martha’s name with your own. How will you answer him?

When Sister Maria Louise Edwards encountered the remains of a little girl in the desert borderland between the United States and Mexico, she exclaimed: "This little girl mattered!" Although the child's name was never discovered, her existence certainly mattered to ...

Often when children want to be heard they will simply continue to raise their voices until someone takes notice. As we grow older we still want to have our voices heard, but we know that yelling is usually ineffective. There ...

At a young age Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped from her Sudanese home, tortured, and forced into slavery. But on her deathbed she exhibited mercy and forgiveness to those who harmed her.