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healing the wounds

Posted by sheridan voysey on July 22nd, 2009 | no responses

Jesus prays on the mountain, His anguish heightened as His death draws near. The disciples, having fallen asleep, are startled as Judas and his angry crowd charge toward their friend. Judas plants his ghastly kiss on... 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 »

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 »

bon mots

Posted by mike wittmer on July 5th, 2009 | one response

My grandmother’s funeral provided the perfect opportunity to tell my great-aunt and uncle how much I appreciated them. When my grandmother had become a single parent, they had stepped in and included my young father in... read more »

citizenship

Posted by roxanne robbins on July 4th, 2009 | 3 responses

Where is your citizenship? No, I am not asking if you are a naturalized citizen of your country. I am not asking if you are African, French, German. According to the Bible, there are only two citizenships—that of the... read more »

move that bus!

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 2nd, 2009 | 4 responses

I enjoy the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Each week, the show tells the story of a family whose house is in shambles. It then follows a crew and community who come to the family’s rescue, rebuilding their... read more »

steering clear

Posted by tom felten on June 13th, 2009 | 4 responses

It would have been easy for Teresa Clarke to get discouraged and pitch the whole idea. She had failed her driving test 12 times over the past 27 years—never managing to get her license. During that time, she spent more... read more »

all shall be well

Posted by winn collier on June 12th, 2009 | one response

Between natural disasters leveling wide swaths of crops and inflation dramatically skyrocketing prices, even subsistence foods like rice or beans have been pushed almost out of reach for many in developing economies. In... read more »

water for the people

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 9th, 2009 | one response

Shortly after moving to Uganda, I opened my home to two AIDS orphans. The other night I took the youngsters out for dinner. On the way home I aimed the car lights on a rock quarry and said, “There are many Ugandans who... read more »

endure!

Posted by marvin williams on June 5th, 2009 | 4 responses

When Wilma Rudolph was born, the doctors did not expect her to survive. She did! At the age of of four, she contracted pneumonia and scarlet fever, leaving her left leg paralyzed. She learned to walk with the aid of a brace.... read more »