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"Power does strange things to people," say recent studies. "Like alcohol, (it) has a tangible effect on the brain."  Holding...

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When God Is Silent

I probably get the question in various forms two or three times per month. "Why is God silent?" I understand, having had that same question in my younger years. I cried out in excruciating pain to hear anything from God and felt like I was all alone in the universe. Why is he sometimes silent,…

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