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what you ain't got

Posted by tim gustafson on July 21st, 2009 | one response

Harrison Ford’s career embodies success. His movies have earned more than $6 billion (US). But in a recent interview, Ford made this profound, albeit ungrammatical comment: “You only want what you ain’t... read more »

now and then

Posted by tom felten on July 20th, 2009 | no responses

You have to love the creative ways people show God’s love to others. Recently, I was impressed as I learned about a friend’s compassionate ministry to college students. The teens and 20-somethings come over to... read more »

love & hell

Posted by marvin williams on July 18th, 2009 | 3 responses

On an American ship, navy personnel crowded around their chaplain and asked him, “Do you believe in hell?” He replied, “I do not.” The crew members quietly took in his response and fired this shot... read more »

life's cliffsnotes

Posted by regina franklin on July 17th, 2009 | 2 responses

When I taught high school English, my students’ use of CliffsNotes was an ever-present reality. I encouraged them to use these study guides along with reading the novel or play. While it’s true that the literary... read more »

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 »

hard heart?

Posted by marvin williams on July 11th, 2009 | 2 responses

The heart is an amazing organ. It continuously pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout our bodies to sustain life. This fist-size powerhouse beats 100,000 times per day and moves more than 7,500 liters of blood per... read more »

made by faith

Posted by tom felten on July 10th, 2009 | 2 responses

What happens when you take 13 non-Christians and get them to live by the Bible’s instruction for 3 weeks? The UK reality TV series Make Me a Christian attempted to answer that question last year. The contestants... read more »

a long healing

Posted by winn collier on July 9th, 2009 | one response

In September of last year, natural disaster hit the Gulf Coast in the US yet again. Hurricane Ike ripped across Galveston Island and into Houston, Texas, the fourth-largest city in the nation. One survivor, Bobby Anderson,... read more »

winning submission

Posted by regina franklin on July 8th, 2009 | no responses

In 2008, a rising-star runner from Jamaica set world records in each of his events at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Having already secured two gold medals, Usain Bolt knew what it would take to win his third and final... read more »