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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 »

sweet speech

Posted by regina franklin on March 29th, 2012 | 4 responses

“She said, ‘I hope you won’t be in my class next year.’ ” One evening during dinner with my kids, I was surprised when my 9-year-old randomly shared an incident that had taken place at school. Being a curious... read more »

loving through prayer

Posted by an odj community member on March 26th, 2012 | 4 responses

How many of you have experienced trying to care for someone but not truly being able to do it? I have, and it’s taken place over the past few days. I’m in Australia studying while my girlfriend in Singapore is running a... read more »

March 26, 2012

Posted by Today's Conversation on March 26th, 2012 | 2 responses

Movie director James Cameron fulfilled a dream of his last weekend—journeying seven miles below the surface of the sea to the Mariana Trench, the earth’s deepest point. What’s a dream of yours that you’re praying... read more »

wasted brainwaves

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on March 26th, 2012 | 8 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 »

unaware

Posted by Jeff Olson on March 25th, 2012 | 5 responses

Chuck Colson tells the story of Ron Greer, an ex-convict who was rehabilitated through Colson’s Prison Fellowship ministry. Greer, who became a pastor after serving his time, was once interrupted by a group of gay... read more »

reversal

Posted by marvin williams on March 24th, 2012 | 2 responses

The Erie County Correctional Facility recently experienced a role reversal in guard-inmate relations. It took place when an inmate broke up a fight between two correctional officers who were fighting over a bag of potato... read more »

waiting to adopt

Posted by roxanne robbins on March 23rd, 2012 | one response

Few things are as beautiful as witnessing an orphaned child’s transformation when he or she is adopted into a loving and nurturing home. Each time I see a parentless boy or girl move from a state of starvation to good... read more »

desertion

Posted by mike wittmer on March 22nd, 2012 | 7 responses

My friend is enduring a brutal divorce. His wife has been unfaithful, and now she’s attacking his character and draining their savings as their case lumbers through the courts. Every kind gesture is thrown back in his... read more »

you choose Q: is psalm 23:4 referring to when we die?

Posted by an odj community member on March 20th, 2012 | no responses

Q: Is Psalm 23:4 referring to when we die? —Sally A: Using the images of a shepherd caring for his sheep (Psalm 23:1-4), and a gracious host caring for his guests (Psalm 23:5-6), David testified of God’s constant care... read more »