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firewalkers

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on February 1st, 2012 | 10 responses

Firewalkers fascinate me. These people have a special something that allows them to look down at a bed of hot coals, unbuckle their sandals or peel off their socks, and step right in. Some see it as a rite of passage, a way... read more »

navigator in focus

Posted by an odj community member on January 20th, 2012 | one response

I like this picture. It was taken in our backyard last fall. It’s a beautiful landscape, a pond surrounded by trees in the late hues of autumn. It’s a scene I fell in love with the first time we saw this house. But... read more »

persevering through disappointment

Posted by an odj community member on January 19th, 2012 | no responses

Something hurt me recently . . . My initial reaction was to experience disappointment, deep disappointment, dejection, rejection—you get the picture, and I asked God to protect my heart and to not let it discourage me. And... read more »

providence

Posted by mike wittmer on January 17th, 2012 | one response

My family spent the past week nervously watching the progress of a storm that was predicted to hit our area about the time we planned to leave on vacation. The storm arrived 2 days before we were scheduled to leave,... read more »

faith in the famine

Posted by pohfangchia on November 24th, 2011 | 5 responses

During the time period of the Kings, Israel didn’t forsake God, but they mixed faith in Him with faith in gods of fertility and rain. Perhaps they were thinking: It can’t hurt to ask a few more gods for a bountiful... read more »

faith and understanding

Posted by an odj community member on November 14th, 2011 | no responses

Hebrews 11:3: By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. Faith requires us first to trust God, and, in return, He will... read more »

no fear

Posted by tom felten on November 11th, 2011 | 7 responses

Imagine sashaying through life with no fear. One woman knows what it feels like to be fear-free. Researchers exposed her to snakes and spiders, led her through a haunted house, and showed her scary flicks. No fear. Real... read more »

lead on

Posted by regina franklin on November 7th, 2011 | 2 responses

Spending much of my childhood in the cool north of the US, I always thought of palm trees as something exotic. So when we traveled down to South Carolina to visit family every few years, I felt as if I was somewhere near... read more »

capacious

Posted by an odj community member on October 28th, 2011 | no responses

capacious: able to contain much; roomy. “God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others” (2 Corinthians 9:8). “Unbelief fixes its gaze... read more »

God is with you

Posted by an odj community member on October 27th, 2011 | no responses

2 Corinthians 12 :7-10: I have received . . . wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three... read more »