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Posted by roxanne robbins on April 10th, 2012 | 3 responses

During my first 3 years in Uganda, I had occasional contact with blood as I held dying children, helped to dress wounds and open tumors, and sought to comfort AIDS and cancer patients. My understanding was that as long as... read more »

you choose Q: do our problems always occur for God’s glory?

Posted by an odj community member on April 9th, 2012 | 3 responses

Q: We read of Paul’s thorn-in-the-flesh in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. Does the apostle Paul mean that whenever a born-again Christian experiences a problem (e.g sickness), that it is to the glory of God? —Michael A: We... read more »

sydnie & me

Posted by tom felten on April 9th, 2012 | 5 responses

Last year I went through a bone marrow transplant (BMT). By God’s grace, I didn’t go it alone. Family and friends walked with me through the procedure and subsequent months of recovery. But there was someone else who... read more »

making death smell better

Posted by winn collier on April 8th, 2012 | one response

Some years ago, I hopped aboard a plane in Simferopol, Ukraine, for a flight to Moscow. Officials had told me a separate Russian visa was unnecessary. They were wrong. Russian military stopped me at the plane’s door upon... read more »

you choose Q: is it important to get close to people at church?

Posted by an odj community member on April 5th, 2012 | 4 responses

Q: I have not been regularly attending church since I was little because of certain issues. I eventually find myself not ready to mingle into more closely with the others. I feel like I’m avoiding cell group and... read more »

unexpected journeys

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 5th, 2012 | 4 responses

Unexpected journeys. Little and big—life is full of them. A quick trip to the grocery store turns into a car accident, injuries, and several months of recuperation. A routine drive home from work turns into a breakdown on... read more »

gator aid

Posted by tom felten on March 30th, 2012 | one response

When Alexis Dunbar returned home, she received a huge surprise. A living, breathing alligator was lurking in her guest bedroom! The 6-foot gator had crawled out of a pond in her backyard and somehow squeezed through a small,... read more »

wasted brainwaves

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on March 26th, 2012 | 10 responses

I chatted with a close friend while standing in line at a local coffeehouse. But then a sliver of worry pierced the moment. It had been several hours since I left home. I wondered if I had been away too long. I pictured my... read more »

learning joy

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on March 14th, 2012 | 2 responses

My high school trigonometry book was the size and heft of two bricks placed side-by-side. I can still see its cover—cherry red with black lettering. I probably damaged my posture by hunching over that textbook for hours at... read more »

cry

Posted by mike wittmer on March 11th, 2012 | one response

In Adopted for Life, Russell Moore describes how he and his wife adopted two boys from an orphanage in another country. He states that the saddest part of the process was the eerie silence that enveloped his children’s... read more »