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I am who?

by K. T. Sim on May 31st, 2010 | 9 responses
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey the week before His crucifixion. On that day, which we now call Palm Sunday, the crowd proclaimed Him to be the Son of David (Matthew 21:9). On the following Tuesday in the temple, Jesus asked the Pharisees a question: “What do you think about the Messiah?... read more »

oscar ewolo’s transformation

by tim gustafson on May 30th, 2010 | 2 responses
Born in the Congo and raised in France, Oscar Ewolo dreamed of playing in the World Cup. Today, as captain of Congo’s football team, he has a chance of realizing that dream. But when Oscar was 14, his father died, and his life had begun to disintegrate. “It was as if my whole family was... read more »

no limits

by Jeff Olson on May 29th, 2010 | 4 responses
The other day I spotted a man in a wheelchair rocking back and forth on a street corner. One of his front wheels was stuck in a crack on the curb, and he was struggling to get loose. Moments later, a kind man came along and gave him a push to set him free. Many of us would refer to the man who... read more »

fighting the good fight

by roxanne robbins on May 28th, 2010 | 8 responses
Jacqueline’s eyes flash fury and fire. She’s the embodiment of the hot-tempered, angry, fight starter described in Proverbs 15:18, 29:22. It’s not surprising then that rather than pleading with her landlord for more time to pay her delinquent rent, she beat him up and gave him two... read more »

one, two, three . . .

by tom felten on May 27th, 2010 | 9 responses
When my son was a toddler, I played a game with him that made a big splash—literally. As I stood in the water, just a few feet from the edge of the pool, I would reach out my arms and encourage him to leap from the safe terra firma to me. I would count, “One . . two . . . THREE!”... read more »

rich

by regina franklin on May 26th, 2010 | 5 responses
Their fatigue and discomfort blended with the barren landscape as the group walked through the dirt streets. Trash littered what could hardly be considered front yards. This arid area of Choluteca known as “The New City” exists in denial of its name. Unclothed children, wild dogs, and a... read more »

refusing to play the fool

by winn collier on May 25th, 2010 | 8 responses
Israeli media recently reported on the frenzied scene in garbage dumps around Tel Aviv, as people searched for one million dollars stuffed in an old mattress that had been accidentally discarded. A woman identified only by her first name, Anat, told a local radio station that she didn’t... read more »

May 24, 2010

by Today's Conversation on May 24th, 2010 | 16 responses
What have you learned about following God’s will? ... read more »

choose love

by mike wittmer on May 24th, 2010 | 18 responses
The actress Cameron Diaz explained why none of her romantic relationships have led to marriage. “I think that what I’ve found . . . is that you always find the person you’re meant to be with at that time in your life. And what I’ve also found is that you have to move on from... read more »

who needs relationship?

by pohfangchia on May 23rd, 2010 | 4 responses
Emperor Frederick carried out an isolation experiment to try and determine humanity’s original language. He reasoned that infants would eventually speak the natural tongue of humans if they were sheltered from the sound of the human voice. The infants never heard a spoken word. Wet nurses,... read more »
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