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get real

Posted by tim gustafson on February 20th, 2011 | 9 responses

Slate magazine’s William Saletan indicts our culture stating: “Every time you answer your cell phone in traffic, squander your workday on YouTube, text a colleague during dinner, or turn on the TV to escape your... read more »

cool of the day

Posted by an odj community member on February 16th, 2011 | no responses

“When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees” (Genesis 3:8). How many telephone calls do you... read more »

little platoons

Posted by marvin williams on February 15th, 2011 | 8 responses

In his book, Waking the Dead, John Eldredge writes: “When he left Rivendell, Frodo didn’t head out with 1,000 elves. He had eight companions. Jesus didn’t march around backed by hundreds of followers... read more »

February 14, 2011

Posted by Today's Conversation on February 14th, 2011 | 7 responses

What does Christian fellowship mean to you, and why is it so important? ... read more »

who’s your family?

Posted by an odj community member on February 11th, 2011 | one response

They say that a dog’s owner often looks like their dog. I’ve seen a lot of funny pictures where there seems to be some truth to that. Here’s a picture of my dog. No, I’m not going to put a picture of... read more »

alone

Posted by pohfangchia on January 26th, 2011 | 10 responses

I saw this quote on a friend’s Facebook page: “It’s not that I feel alone because I have no friends. I have lots of friends. I know that I have people who can hold me and reassure me and talk to me and care... read more »

dismembered

Posted by regina franklin on January 7th, 2011 | 11 responses

Because my husband and I live in the “Bible Belt” (historically, the South and parts of the Midwest of the US), we can drive for miles around town with at least one church always in view. While the variations of... read more »

just like the King

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on January 3rd, 2011 | 3 responses

I hoped our dinner guest wouldn’t notice that I was staring at him. I knew it was impolite, but I was trying to decide if he looked like Elvis Presley. Let me explain. My husband had invited a friend over to eat with... read more »

the “accept” button

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 12th, 2010 | 5 responses

After months of vowing not to, I finally signed up on Facebook and Twitter. My fears that these social media tools would rob me of precious writing time as I waded through endless updates have largely proven true! But the... read more »

acceptable apology

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on December 1st, 2010 | 5 responses

After fighting with his wife, one man in Saudi Arabia decided to apologize. Unfortunately, his wife had already moved back in with her parents. So he created a banner with his plea for forgiveness printed on it, hung it near... read more »