• From nonbelief to belief
  Sword swallower puts God in his act
• On the air -- and that's just the start
  At 12, Pavlina Osta hosts her own radio show and writes a newspaper column
• Follow the leader pays dividends
  Greg Tehven helps college students make a difference
• It's never too late
  At age 75, Delores McKay serves two calls in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
• A life of play
  Lutheran is expert on creating dioramas
• A passion for Germany
  Visiting Oberammergau? Stop by and visit with this ELCA pastor
• White walls, beware
  Artist leaves her signature in her church, community
• Turning a new corner
  Swimmer's style breaks records
• Bring in the noise
  It's considered golden at this California church
• Making the most of a meal
  Eating healthy on $5 a day
• Eye on population
  Researcher wins kudos for family planning study
• Green and growing
  Entrepreneur sees work as stewardship
• A doll for Amina
  Refugee child's delight sparks toy drive
• Helping vets heal
  Primer focuses on what congregations can do
• Vegetarian views
  Reformed omnivore starts support group for vegetarians
• Genuine' good food
  Academic couple turns to farming
• Conversing in German
  'I swore I would never speak German again.'
• Painting for patients
  Widow makes murals to urge health-care reform
• Please advise ...
  California congregation offers financial advice in troubled times
• Weaving her future
  Woman with autism creates new pattern
• 'Everyone in public service needs a strong moral compass'
  Nancy Erickson serves as the secretary of the U.S. Senate
• A berry good grower
  Scientist creates varieties for flavor and resilience
• Teaching Western ways
  Iowa pastor spends sabbatical in Iraq
• On the line
  Tennis umpires rule with fairness, integrity
• A cross to bare
  Retired teacher wears one daily and gives many away
• 'Humanize people we don't understand'
  Few Americans are more at home while abroad than Rick Steves
• Linking golf with ministry
  Retired pastor wins championships, also counsels
• Giving Amirah a voice
  Mother works to stop female genital mutilation
• Mobile ministry
  Wheelchairs aid forgotten poor
• Hooked on music
  At 90, choir director never 'runs out of things to learn'
• In touch with nature
  To be a Christian means caring for God's earth
• Artist finds her niche
  In retirement, quilter finds success in creating wall hangings
• A higher ed. calling
  Lutheran promotes enrollment in Utah's colleges and universities
• A 'phenomenal' woman
  Social worker relies on her faith
• A vote for outdoors
  Conservation is a legislator's passion
• Spreading good health
  Peanut butter makes a difference.
• A package of care
  From one letter, a grief ministry takes flight
• Raising her voice
  Advocate speaks up for women and girls
• A synod offers sanctuary
  Southwest California
• New country, new child
  Pediatrician helps meet needs of international adoptions
• 'Acrimony' toward illegal workers
  Marshalltown, Iowa
• Connecting to kids
  Artist draws on his inner 9-year-old
• Born to fly
  Tuskegee pilot gets gold medal
• Psyched about her work
  Actor enjoys 'chief' role in comedy
• St. Nick's helper
  Mom fills 700 stockings for Marines
• Stocking shelves
  Pantry founders offer choices
• The responsibility of being first
  N.Y. judge works to open doors for other African Americans
• Ongoing struggle
  Social worker sees needs of Katrina's kids
• Art from the heart
  Painter illustrates lives of migrants
• A friend indeed
  Healing is 'calling' for Alaska pediatrician

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