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tomorrow

Posted by K. T. Sim on August 28th, 2009 | 3 responses
Let’s talk about tomorrow—today. What will your tomorrow be like? Tomorrow could bring death. From the moment we’re born, we’re dying. Someone has said that death is one appointment you may postpone,... read more »

walk forward

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on August 27th, 2009 | 4 responses
His father described him as down-to-earth, generous, kindhearted, life-loving, and unselfish. Maybe that’s why so many people were shocked when Australian-born actor Heath Ledger died of a prescription drug overdose.... read more »

mistreated at work

Posted by K. T. Sim on August 6th, 2009 | 10 responses
Lai Meng, a senior accountant in a trading company for 25 years, was recently transferred to another department and forced to take a pay cut. His boss had employed a replacement at half his pay. If he resigned, Lai Meng... read more »

bumpy roads

Posted by regina franklin on July 29th, 2009 | 4 responses
My thoughts were miles away, when suddenly a bump in the road shook my car. As I bounced through the intersection, it occurred to me that I had missed seeing the road construction signs. And, veiled by the early morning... read more »

beer is not the answer

Posted by mike wittmer on July 28th, 2009 | one response
Here in America we are discussing the recent arrest and release of Henry Louis Gates and his meeting on Thursday with President Obama and Officer Crowley over a glass of beer at the White House.  Amid questions of... read more »

breaking the cycle

Posted by mike wittmer on July 28th, 2009 | 6 responses
My father grew up without a dad. When he was 5 years old, his father left the family and never returned. When friends later asked my grandfather whether he was related to my dad, he refused to admit that my dad was his... read more »

the God who sees

Posted by marvin williams on June 28th, 2009 | 2 responses
Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) are distress devices built for people involved in land-based outdoor activities. They transmit radio signals that are detected by 12 Earth-orbiting satellites. The satellites relay signals to... read more »

because you are here

Posted by regina franklin on June 24th, 2009 | 2 responses
“Fine. I’ll take care of it myself.” With a clipped tone, I ended the conversation and snapped my cell phone shut. Realizing I had done the very thing I had not wanted to do, my frustration increased. Not... read more »

in the tent

Posted by regina franklin on June 14th, 2009 | 2 responses
As I was sorting through the daily mail, my life suddenly merged with the lives of fellow believers thousands of miles away. As I looked at the simple foldout from a magazine, the brown and white colors of the map muted the... read more »

steering clear

Posted by tom felten on June 13th, 2009 | 4 responses
It would have been easy for Teresa Clarke to get discouraged and pitch the whole idea. She had failed her driving test 12 times over the past 27 years—never managing to get her license. During that time, she spent more... read more »
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