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right time

by tom felten on February 28th, 2009 | one response
A few weeks back I did something I hate. It’s happened at least a couple dozen times, and it’s always untimely!

I’m talking about spraining an ankle. Most of my episodes, like this one, have occurred on the basketball court. I was playing ball with some guys, went up for... read more »

imagine

by tim gustafson on February 27th, 2009 | no responses
Imagine there’s no heaven.
It’s easy if you try.
No hell below us,
above us only sky.

As a boy, John Lennon attended church far more than the other future Beatles. Yet he wrote the most despairing and cynical lyrics of the four. Perhaps the hypocrisy... read more »

March 10th, 2009

by Today's Conversation on February 26th, 2009 | 5 responses
What’s the most spiritually uplifting movie you’ve seen recently? How did it affect you and your faith in God?

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the many faces of God

by sheridan voysey on February 26th, 2009 | no responses
In their “American Piety in the 21st Century” study, Baylor University and the Gallup Organization asked 1,721 survey participants about God’s character and behavior. They discovered that contemporary Americans worship at least four versions of the Almighty.

First, there’s... read more »

knowing who you are

by jeff olson on February 25th, 2009 | 2 responses
I love the beginning of the film Les Miserables. The peasant Jean Valjean has just been released from prison after 19 years of hard labor. His crime? Stealing a loaf of bread. Cold, starving, and broke, Valjean enters a small village where a local bishop gives him a meal and lodging. During... read more »

it’s not all about you

by roxanne robbins on February 24th, 2009 | no responses
Prior to moving to East Africa, I lived in Washington, DC, just a few miles away from Walter Reed Hospital. This is the treatment facility for the American soldiers who have been most severely wounded while serving in the Iraq War.

Three friends and I were invited to visit Walter Reed on... read more »

cancel my subscription

by jennifer benson schuldt on February 23rd, 2009 | 5 responses
I was browsing through a rack of T-shirts. Each one featured a sassy one-liner across the front. One shirt read: Cancel my subscription. I’m done with your issues! I chuckled to myself. But as I thought about it, I realized the wisecrack sums up today’s attitude toward those... read more »

beneath His hand

by regina franklin on February 22nd, 2009 | no responses
Swimming in the pool, walking on the beach, playing games—a vacation with children is rarely without activity. However, with the kids now tucked in bed, my husband and I settled on the couch to watch a little television.

We soon found ourselves riveted to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,... read more »

who, not why

by k.t. sim on February 21st, 2009 | one response
Not too long ago, I visited a friend whose wife had just died of cancer. The two had been strong believers in Jesus, actively serving in the church. Then cancer struck. For 6 months, the church prayed earnestly for healing. But God didn’t seem to care. The man felt that God had abandoned them at... read more »

giving to grasshoppers

by mike wittmer on February 20th, 2009 | no responses
Aesop’s fable tells the story of a busy ant that slaved all summer to store up food for winter while a fun-loving grasshopper played in the sun. When winter came, the panicked grasshopper came to borrow food from the ant, but the ant replied that if the grasshopper wanted to eat now, he should... read more »
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