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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 »

the small stuff

Posted by tim gustafson on January 26th, 2012 | 6 responses

How has your ministry been able to thrive in these tough economic times?” someone asked the leader of a nonprofit organization. “It’s because of the small gifts,” he said without hesitation. “The big gifts dry up... read more »

no brown m&m’s

Posted by marvin williams on December 23rd, 2011 | one response

When rock band Van Halen was riding the wave of popularity, they insisted that a bowl of M&M’s be provided for them backstage at their concert venues. Yet every brown M&M had to be removed from the bowl. If the... read more »

the frugalista

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on December 6th, 2011 | 12 responses

What could make a woman pass on a pedicure, refuse hair appointments, and choose at-home eating over dining out? For Natalie P. McNeal, the answer was $20,000 of debt. She became “The Frugalista” when she declared a... read more »

justice

Posted by marvin williams on November 28th, 2011 | 2 responses

Stephane Hessel, a 93-year-old philosopher, concentration camp survivor, and former member of the French Resistance, has written a booklet, Be Indignant. Since the publishing of the tract and its 11 printings, he has... read more »

the choice is yours

Posted by roxanne robbins on November 15th, 2011 | one response

A missionary friend who has lived in Uganda for nearly 20 years recently told me that his wife doesn’t enjoy their family’s annual trip to the United States. The reason? “There are too many choices there!” she... read more »

autocorrect?

Posted by marvin williams on November 6th, 2011 | 7 responses

Ben Zimmer, linguist, lexicographer, and language columnist for The New York Times, recently wrote an article about how incorrect the autocorrect text feature on our smart phones can be. He told how Hannah had received a... read more »

taking root

Posted by roxanne robbins on November 4th, 2011 | 5 responses

A few years ago, I wrote about three street kids—Saddam, Moses, and Charles. At the time, I had helped lead them to a Christian home for children who had no other place to live. I thought the boys would be elated to leave... read more »

knowing Him

Posted by an odj community member on October 25th, 2011 | one response

Knowing HIM is . . . OVERWHELMING (to say the least)! This is a good “overwhelming”, of course, but nonetheless, overwhelming! I couldn’t help recently revisiting the song Be Thou My Vision over and over again. Most... read more »

wise words

Posted by roxanne robbins on October 25th, 2011 | 5 responses

To continue working and ministering in Uganda through the nonprofit organization I launched in 2009 called Tukutana, I recently had to raise a considerable amount of funds in a short period of time. Amazingly—despite the... read more »