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place for the unfit

Posted by marvin williams on June 18th, 2013 | no responses

Downsize Fitness is a health club with a unique niche. It caters only to people who want to lose at least 50 pounds. Tara Lawton, a member of Downsize Fitness, quit her health club because she sensed she didn’t fit in. She... read more »

intimidation of the Bible

Posted by Tim Gustafson on June 17th, 2013 | one response

The Bible can intimidate me sometimes. Certain statements bring on the guilt. Here are just a few of them: “You are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48); “You must be holy in... read more »

village of eternity

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on June 16th, 2013 | one response

British journalist Tracey Lawson visited Campodimele, Italy, and dubbed it the “Village of Eternity.” The 1,000-year-old town rests like a crown atop a mountain, and the average resident lives 95 years. The locals eat... read more »

had to go there

Posted by Jeff Olson on June 15th, 2013 | 2 responses

Author Elizabeth Berg once wrote, “You know the phrase ‘It’s always in the little things’? In writing, it is always the little things—it’s the details . . . that make a character and a story come alive.” The... read more »

backslap back?

Posted by mike wittmer on June 14th, 2013 | 2 responses

When I lived in China, I had an American friend who was radically committed to bringing the gospel to that nation. He mastered the Chinese language until even the Chinese thought he spoke exactly like them, with no foreign... read more »

hate to love

Posted by tom felten on June 13th, 2013 | 2 responses

She hated anyone who believed in God. A self-proclaimed atheist, the young woman did everything she could to destroy the faith of believers in Jesus. She would even write vulgar things on the pages of their Bibles. But then,... read more »

you choose Q: how come things go wrong even when a Christian lives by God’s Word?

Posted by an odj community member on June 12th, 2013 | 3 responses

Q: Why is it that everything in life seems to go wrong when a Christian tries to live according to the Word? Examples: faithful wives, loving, sacrificing moms who have husbands cheat . . . children call only when they need... read more »

dethroned

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 12th, 2013 | one response

Muammar Gaddafi, Africa’s longest-reigning head of state, used to pitch his infamous luxury tent at the end of my street whenever he was in Uganda for Africa Union Summit meetings. My son and I would attempt to count the... read more »

you choose Q: where were the disciples when the Holy Spirit came?

Posted by an odj community member on June 11th, 2013 | no responses

Q: Where were the disciples when the Holy Spirit came on The Day of Pentecost? —Pat A: No one knows for sure where the disciples were gathered. Some have believed that it was the upper room mentioned in Acts 1:13.... read more »

strong as an ant

Posted by winn collier on June 11th, 2013 | 7 responses

Thirty-five years ago, Thomas Daigle and his wife signed a home loan. On the way out of the bank, he found a penny on the ground. On a lark, they said they should save pennies to pay off their loan. Decades later, they had... read more »