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ON THE COVER Pastor Matthew Brown
11 JUST TO ENCOURAGE YOU 14 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sharon E. Locklear
Jeanette Chestnut-Chester
18 24 HER FASHION /HIS STYLE FOR YOUR HEALTH 28 IN THE SPOTLIGHT
34 0 36 SMALL BUSINESS CORNER GOSPEL ARTISTS 40 MIND YOUR MONEY
DeLayna Michele Elliott
Wendy Peterson & Unity
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Decisions and Life Choices
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STYLE CONFIDENCE Courtney Robinson
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You Can Make It: A Testimony of Hurt and Healing
Sylvia Vines
Utilizing Wisdom to Make Health
MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS
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CONSIDER THIS
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INSPIRATIONAL WORDS
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FROM WITHIN...
The Most Important Thing
Psalms 34 (KJV)
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