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hedging bets

Posted by mike wittmer on March 11th, 2010 | 8 responses
Millions of people say they believe in God, but to guarantee the good life they also put their trust in capitalism, science, or immoral pleasures. Recently, however, we’ve seen further proof that these... read more »

too proud to receive

Posted by tim gustafson on January 20th, 2010 | 7 responses
Shaina attends a service for 20-somethings at her church. The group is small but growing, and they’re starting to reach out in innovative ways to their community.

In the past year, nearly... read more »

treasures

Posted by marvin williams on December 31st, 2009 | 14 responses
Every day, according to one survey, Americans buy an average of 3,972,603 movie tickets; 1,683,835 songs and albums from online resources; 1,650,000 DVD rentals from Netflix; 978,030 bags of Orville Redenbacher’s... read more »

loss and found

Posted by tom felten on December 23rd, 2009 | 7 responses
It’s likely that several people you know have been laid off this year. Recently I learned that another good friend had lost his job. This would be bad news for anyone, but it was especially brutal for... read more »

the great exchange

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 9th, 2009 | 4 responses
Haiti is an impoverished nation where 80 percent of its people live in great need. One child in 14  never reaches his or her first birthday; another one in five never lives to the age of 4; and voodoo... read more »

consumed

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on November 13th, 2009 | 6 responses
An Ethiopian farmer hid more than $12,000 in a haystack—which unfortunately was home to some hungry rodents. Just three weeks after he stashed the cash, he discovered that rats had chewed through almost... read more »

November 2, 2009

Posted by Today's Conversation on November 2nd, 2009 | 4 responses
A report released last week from the The Lake Institute on Faith and Giving, reveals that smaller church congregations have been hit particularly hard by a downward trend in giving. How has your... read more »