contents FEATURES
6 Heart repairs
Young girl becomes 1000th patient to receive life-saving heart surgery
10 Finding hope and solace within dementia Sensory worship service gives meaning to those with memory loss
12 From hurt to help
A teen’s long journey with fetal alcohol syndrome
18 Making a joyful noise
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MercyMe, Steven Curtis Chapman to headline 98.5 KTIS’ summer festival
20 Rappin’ the truth Tru Serva: His mother was a rapper, his grandmother was a pray’er
DEPARTMENTS 15
Book review
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Outtakes
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Movie review
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Tunes
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Events calendar
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Community news
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COLUMNS 30 Doug Trouten | unplugged 32 Jason Sharp | sharp focus 30
34 Wendie Pett | here’s to good health
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35 Jim Jackson | purposeful parenting 36 Colette & Jonathan Stuart | marriage matters 38 Joanne Brokaw | that’s life! 36
May 2014 | REFRESHED
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