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the Word of God

Posted by sheridan voysey on February 3rd, 2012 | 5 responses
A person’s words are inseparable from the person speaking them. Think about your own words. They come from you and are uniquely yours. Your words communicate your heart. They come from your inner self—your soul—and... read more »

if i were the devil

Posted by pohfangchia on January 31st, 2012 | 6 responses
In the foreword of R. C. Sproul’s book Knowing Scripture, J. I. Packer writes: “If I were the devil . . . one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible. . . . How? Well, I should try to distract... read more »

you choose Q: “who are john the apostle and john the elder?”

Posted by an odj community member on January 20th, 2012 | one response
Q: I have been reading Barclay’s Daily Bible Study Series references to the New Testament; specifically, the book of John. There is mention of two Johns, John the Apostle and John the Elder, one having remembered what... read more »

massive temptation

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on January 18th, 2012 | 17 responses
I was driving down a busy road when an 8-foot ice- cream cone approached in the oncoming traffic lane and then sailed past me. I blinked and checked my rearview mirror. The towering tribute to mint chocolate chip, an... read more »

moral compass

Posted by tom felten on January 5th, 2012 | 5 responses
If you’re a hiker who depends on a trusted compass to find your way through the wilderness, it might be time to invest in a GPS device. Why? The earth’s magnetic field is changing. According to scientists, the magnetic... read more »

a must-read book: Song of Songs

Posted by pohfangchia on December 29th, 2011 | 2 responses
One of my friends read the book of Ecclesiastes every year-end. She said it’s a good book to help her reflect on the year gone by and to prepare for the year ahead. Perhaps, we need to keep the Song of Songs as an... read more »

the Bible in ABCs

Posted by an odj community member on November 18th, 2011 | no responses
This is something I came up with help from the Holy Spirit and I feel I should share it with God’s people. This is an ABCs of the Bible—though not the conventional ABCs, but double ABCs! It is accompanied by... read more »

a thousand words

Posted by K. T. Sim on October 20th, 2011 | 2 responses
In a cartoon strip, a typist asks an artist: “Why is a picture worth a thousand words?” The artist replies, “Hmm, how fast do you type?” “About 25 words per minute,” answers the typist. “That’s it! When I... read more »

bored? come and play

Posted by pohfangchia on October 18th, 2011 | 3 responses
It is a Sunday afternoon. Most of the church members have left the building after the morning service. However, a group of 5 to 8 young people is hanging around. What’s going on? They have an appointment which they... read more »

words that build up

Posted by pohfangchia on September 19th, 2011 | 8 responses
良言一语三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。 Imagine if I were to continue writing this article in Simplified Chinese script. Even if I were to write in excellent prose and share some inspiring truths, it wouldn’t add... read more »
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