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looking good for the race

Posted by an odj community member on November 28th, 2011 | one response
Hebrews 12:11-15: No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. So take a new grip with your tired... read more »

verbal strikes

Posted by roxanne robbins on November 26th, 2011 | 5 responses
I grew up under the weight of a verbally abusive grandfather. To this day, years after his death, I still struggle with ramifications of things he said to me and how I responded. During my teenage years, I took my... read more »

forget the devil?

Posted by marvin williams on November 18th, 2011 | 3 responses
Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said: “I am certain that one of the main causes of the ill state of the church today is the fact that the devil is being forgotten. We have become so psychological in our attitude and thinking. We... read more »

blameless

Posted by pohfangchia on October 6th, 2011 | no responses
The word blameless has become such an anomaly today that we rarely hear it used. Well, at least not in the arenas of business, sports, or politics. You hear the words shrewd and skillful being spoken, but definitely not... read more »

this one belongs to God

Posted by an odj community member on September 29th, 2011 | no responses
Revelation 12:10-12: Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last—salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and... read more »

oh well

Posted by tim gustafson on September 15th, 2011 | 3 responses
“I would rather work with pagans than with other Christians!” My friend’s statement wouldn’t be particularly surprising for an agnostic or atheist to make. But he’s a minister. Why can believers in Jesus sometimes... read more »

painful truth

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on September 12th, 2011 | 7 responses
My 4-year-old son and I were watching television when we saw a commercial for skin cream. A woman’s face appeared and then the camera zoomed in, revealing a rather serious set of crow’s feet. But it didn’t stop there.... read more »

show up

Posted by mike wittmer on July 16th, 2011 | 5 responses
My colleague missed the deadline for submitting his part of our project. When I asked our leader how long I should wait, he told me to turn in what I had put together, for my partner would probably never come through.... read more »

gored

Posted by marvin williams on July 13th, 2011 | 14 responses
Seventeen-year-old Vinnie Huntington got his revenge on a bull that gored him on his family’s farm. As he sat down to eat the steak carved from the bull, he said, “I’m going to enjoy it, too.” Unlike Vinnie,... read more »

mediator

Posted by regina franklin on May 22nd, 2011 | 4 responses
As a mom, I frequently have the opportunity to serve in high-risk negotiations in the prevention of “hostile takeovers.” Nearly 3 years apart, my children are as different as night and day. Though things can change at... read more »
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