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desire for vengeance

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 28th, 2011 | 4 responses
I once spoke with a father whose son had been brutally murdered by a family friend. In the years that followed, he talked of his burning desire for revenge. He knew that bitterness had overtaken his heart and crowded out... read more »

temper, temper!

Posted by K. T. Sim on December 10th, 2011 | 2 responses
It was the first month of the 40th year of wandering in the wilderness. Still grieving over the death of his beloved sister Miriam (Numbers 20:1), Moses had to cope with the rebellion of his people. The second generation of... 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 »

unhappy with God

Posted by an odj community member on November 9th, 2011 | 2 responses
Ephesians 4:17-19: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts... read more »

near

Posted by winn collier on October 13th, 2011 | 4 responses
Invictus, a film starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon and set in South Africa at apartheid’s end, tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s inaugural years as South Africa’s first black president. The opening scenes are... 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 »

the angry voice

Posted by an odj community member on September 10th, 2011 | one response
The other day I was fixing supper and my youngest came into the kitchen to tell me something that her big sister had done to her. She came in explaining in her poor-pitiful-me voice that her big sister was using my... read more »

burden dump

Posted by an odj community member on August 12th, 2011 | 2 responses
This week has been and will continue to be a week of dumping burdens. I know what I am supposed to do with these burdens. And even though I rest on one day and lay them down at my Saviors feet and cast them on His strong... read more »

can you relate?

Posted by roxanne robbins on August 3rd, 2011 | 11 responses
Recently, I went to great lengths to help a friend. My efforts cost me significant time, money, and energy. And what did I get in return when it was all said and done? Nothing. Not even a “thank you.” My stewing over... read more »

what follows…

Posted by tom felten on June 27th, 2011 | 13 responses
Someone close to me (and to those I love) recently made some poor decisions that affected us all, and what followed wasn’t pretty. Pain. Grief. Suffering. Those words capture the essence of the bitter sting brought by... read more »
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