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loving enemies

Posted by K. T. Sim on July 14th, 2009 | one response
Naaman, the powerful general from Aram, was suddenly powerless. Beneath his glamorous and impenetrable armor, a disease was slowly killing him. He had contracted leprosy (2 Kings 5:1), and now his political might and... read more »

our corner of the world

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 13th, 2009 | 3 responses
An episode of the TV show M*A*S*H tells the story of a helicopter pilot who operated a side business selling scrap metal on the black market. He paid Korean children next to nothing to collect the metal from battlefields... read more »

insulting your mission field

Posted by tim gustafson on July 6th, 2009 | 5 responses
Adam’s words slashed through the room like a grunge band at a polka fest, his ugly phrase hanging in the air like diesel exhaust. He had just used an inappropriate term to describe homosexuals. I did find Adam’s... read more »

bon mots

Posted by mike wittmer on July 5th, 2009 | one response
My grandmother’s funeral provided the perfect opportunity to tell my great-aunt and uncle how much I appreciated them. When my grandmother had become a single parent, they had stepped in and included my young father in... read more »

wrong impressions

Posted by Jeff Olson on June 19th, 2009 | 4 responses
Recently, a pastor led a young man to faith in Jesus. At one point in their conversation, the young man had hesitantly asked the pastor, “Now that I’m a Christian, do I have to walk around judging... read more »

the church has left the building

Posted by tim gustafson on June 10th, 2009 | 5 responses
Bekah Rosie skipped church on Sunday. So did her Sunday school teacher. So did her pastor. In fact, the whole church skipped church—and got out into the community for the entire weekend, serving wherever they could:... read more »

water for the people

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 9th, 2009 | one response
Shortly after moving to Uganda, I opened my home to two AIDS orphans. The other night I took the youngsters out for dinner. On the way home I aimed the car lights on a rock quarry and said, “There are many Ugandans who... read more »

being otherly

Posted by tom felten on June 3rd, 2009 | 6 responses
John and Bessie Gonleh needed help. They had already endured John being gunned down by rebels in their native Liberia (he barely survived), years of disease-ridden refugee camps, and the death of three of their children due... read more »

nothing but Jesus

Posted by winn collier on June 1st, 2009 | one response
Recently, my family encountered a homeless man who goes by the nickname Rev. We chatted and bought him a tuna sandwich at a sub shop. Afterward, my 4-year-old son Seth asked, “Daddy, why do I have a home and he... read more »

God's visit

Posted by pohfangchia on May 24th, 2009 | one response
If you take a trip to Israel, will you plan to visit Nain? Probably not. This ancient village (now known as Nein) isn’t located on any major roads running through the Jezreel Plain. It’s not likely that many... read more »
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