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“For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.”—John 13:15-17

Volume 8 Number 1

January 2006

The Quest for Happiness
By Gary Petty

A man in a concentration camp discovered some keys to real happiness.

Climb Every Mountain
By Robert Berendt

We face many difficult challenges in our lives, but it’s what we learn during those adventures that counts.

Catch the Disease of Optimism
By Rod Hall

Why are some people overwhelmed by their problems, while others are simply challenged by them? Why do some draw back, give up and quit when facing obstacles, trials and difficulties while others with similar backgrounds, facing the same troubles, bounce back and keep working toward success? It all boils down to your frame of mind. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

I Was a Stranger and You Took Me In
By Jean Jantzen

“The rest of you, who are my eager companions, wait here, while I, with my own ship and companions that are in it, go and find out about these people, and learn what they are, whether they are savage and violent, and without justice, or hospitable to strangers and with minds that are godly”—The Odyssey of Homer

Joe’s Story
By Ruth Famiglietti

In Chicago, in 1983, Joe Bauer had an experience that was unlike any in his life up until then. And he had certainly already had some perilous times in his life!

Count It All Joy
By Bob Fenwick

“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials” (James 1:2). When you have a trial in your life, is it a joyful occasion? Are you happy when things are not going well in your life?

Letters to the Editor

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