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childhood again

Posted by roxanne robbins on March 9th, 2010 | 8 responses
Until today, I thought Davy Crockett was merely a fictitious raccoon hunter. This afternoon, however, fact dislodged my fictitious understanding of the Tennessee native as I read a Crockett biography to... read more »

celebrating a loss

Posted by tim gustafson on March 1st, 2010 | 5 responses
As time ticked away at Hull City’s beautiful KC Stadium in the UK, an appreciative and raucous crowd stood in anxious anticipation. At game’s end, hundreds of fans scurried onto the field to celebrate.... read more »

remember our manna

Posted by winn collier on February 22nd, 2010 | 8 responses
We’ve been gone from South Carolina only for a year, but our boys have already begun to forget. A couple of weeks ago, we took a trip to our old town. We drove through our neighborhood and saw the steep... read more »

worship in pain

Posted by tom felten on February 8th, 2010 | 11 responses

renewed hope

Posted by marvin williams on February 6th, 2010 | 8 responses
David Blancarte, a paraplegic, used a wheelchair for 20 years. It’s likely he had lost hope of ever walking again. But that changed recently. Blancarte was bitten by a poisonous brown recluse spider.... read more »

the right time

Posted by poh fang chia on February 1st, 2010 | 9 responses
I’ve known believers in Jesus who struggled with guilt for saying “no” to taking on a new responsibility in a church or a parachurch organization. Many of them felt that by not agreeing to do more,... read more »

temple of tolerance

Posted by tom felten on January 30th, 2010 | 3 responses
A news story presented the plight of a Christian school that was forced to move because a group of local citizens felt it was “proselytizing.” How were the students and staff forcing their... read more »

turning toward the healer

Posted by winn collier on January 24th, 2010 | 7 responses
Open, Lord, my eyes that I may see.

Open, Lord, my ears that I may hear.

Open, Lord, my heart and my mind

that I may understand. read more »

i'm alright, aren't i?

Posted by sheridan voysey on January 17th, 2010 | 12 responses
I was on the 436 bus heading into Sydney one morning when an older woman, wearing a faded floral dress, hobbled onto the bus and sat down next to me. We traveled for some time in silence. Then the floral... read more »

tools of the trade

Posted by roxanne robbins on December 26th, 2009 | 4 responses
In his book Play Ball, former Major League Baseball All-Star Dave Dravecky says some athletes are known around the league as “complete packages” or “franchise players.” Former MLB Manager... read more »
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