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The God Who Edits Our Broken Code

In 2019, Victoria Gray became the first person treated with CRISPR gene-editing technology for sickle cell disease. For thirty-four years, she had lived with crippling...

Universalhealing

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The Greatest Player Nobody Heard Coming

When Tim Duncan retired from the San Antonio Spurs in July 2016, there was no farewell tour. No tearful press conference. No season-long victory lap...

Universalhumility

228 words

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When Forgiveness Found a Melody

In 2002, Renee Napier received the phone call every parent dreads. Her daughter Meagan had been killed by a drunk driver named Eric Smallridge. The...

Universalforgiveness

235 words

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Written on the Asylum Wall

In 1917, a Kansas City pastor named Frederick M. Lehman sat down to write a hymn about the boundless love of God. He composed two...

Universallove

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The Hymn Born from a Broken Engagement

George Matheson was a brilliant young Scottish theology student with a devastating secret — he was going blind. When his fiancee learned his condition would...

Universallove

224 words

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The Song That Remembered a Small Town

In 1972, Bill Withers released *Lean on Me*, and it became one of the most beloved songs in American history. But what many people don't...

Universalcommunity

231 words

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The Glimpse Behind the Scrubs

In 2019, a video from Seattle Children's Hospital went viral. A janitor named Manuel quietly mopped the hallway outside the pediatric oncology ward, the same...

Luke 9:28-36Universal

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The Restorer Who Knew Every Brushstroke

In 2012, art restorer Dianne Dwyer Modestini spent over 18 months working on a damaged painting of Christ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci — the...

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18Universal

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The Trembling Giant

In Utah's Fishlake National Forest stands what appears to be a vast woodland of quaking aspen — roughly 47,000 trunks spread across 106 acres. But...

Universalcommunity

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The Girl Who Was Never Supposed to Run

In 1944, a girl named Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely in Clarksville, Tennessee — the twentieth of twenty-two children. At four years old, she contracted...

Universalperseverance

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Finding Humility in Everyday Moments

In our bustling lives, where success and recognition often feel like the ultimate goals, humility can seem like a quiet whisper overshadowed by the louder calls for achievement. Yet, even in the midst of our ambitious pursuits, we are beckoned...

Micah 6:8Christocentric

377 words

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The Distress Call She Mistook for Static

In 2019, Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Maria Reyes was three weeks into her first posting at Station Cape Disappointment in Washington State when...

1 Samuel 3:1-10Universal

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When His Father Ran to Him

On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semi-final at the Barcelona Olympics. He had endured multiple surgeries just to...

Universalhope

235 words

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A Contemporary Vocation Story

In our fast-paced, ever-changing world, the concept of vocation can feel like a double-edged sword—filled with both promise and uncertainty. I want to share a story about a woman named Maria, a single mother who found herself at a crossroads...

Philippians 4:6-7Eastern Orthodox

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Science Illustration: Limits of Human Knowledge

Years ago, a brilliant scientist named Dr. Emily Lawson stood on the cusp of a groundbreaking discovery. She was studying the complexity of the universe, grappling with questions about the origins of life and the intricate design of nature. One...

Matthew 6:25-34Universal

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You Don't Have to Prove Anything

If you've spent any time on the internet, you know the frustration of CAPTCHA — those distorted, squished letters you had to decipher before a...

Universalfreedom

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Running for a Different Crown

When Eric Liddell arrived at the 1924 Paris Olympics, everyone expected him to dominate the 100 meters. He was Scotland's fastest man, the heavy favorite....

Universalidentity

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The Finish Line He Could Not See

On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semi-final at the Barcelona Olympics. He had trained for years, survived five...

Universalhope

215 words

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The Farmer Who Sang Before Sunrise

Marcus Okafor rose every morning at 4:30 on his small plot outside Enugu, Nigeria, and before his hands ever touched the soil, he sang. Not...

Psalm 100Universal

237 words

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The Cellist at the Crumbling Wall

On November 11, 1989, two days after the Berlin Wall began to fall, Mstislav Rostropovich — the great Russian cellist who had been exiled from...

Psalm 98:1-4Universal

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Finding Clobbering the Clobber Texts in Everyday Moments

In a small town not far from here, there’s a beloved community center called The Oasis. It’s a place where neighbors gather, share meals, and support one another through life’s ups and downs. One day, an urgent meeting was called...

Matthew 25:31-46Eastern Orthodox

333 words

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The Star That Pours Itself Out

In 1939, physicist Hans Bethe published the paper that would eventually earn him a Nobel Prize. He described how stars produce their light. Deep in...

Universalsacrifice

235 words

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The Signature of Humility

At the end of nearly every manuscript he completed — cantatas, fugues, the *Mass in B Minor* — Johann Sebastian Bach wrote three small letters...

Universalhumility

246 words

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Luther's Stand at the Diet of Worms

In April 1521, Martin Luther stood before Emperor Charles V in the great hall at Worms, Germany. Stacked on a table beside him lay his...

James 4:7Universal

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