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breaking away

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on August 28th, 2012 | 9 responses

Say the word glacier and most of us think of something massive and slow-moving. One group of Alaskan tourists, however, witnessed a jaw-dropping surprise when a 200-foot-tall chunk of ice broke away from a glacier. One... read more »

language of the heart

Posted by mike wittmer on July 30th, 2012 | one response

I’m more impressed by works than by words, which I often gloss over as nothing more than hot air. I’ve said, “Talk is cheap!” and “Don’t talk the talk if you won’t walk the walk.” According to the apostle... read more »

run to, not from

Posted by an odj community member on July 17th, 2012 | 2 responses

“How can a young person stay pure? By obeying Your Word” (Psalm 119:9). I don’t think it’s a secret that all of us struggle with purity in some form. So the question in today’s culture is not “if” you will... read more »

free your mind

Posted by an odj community member on July 16th, 2012 | one response

“Sow a thought, reap an action: Sow an action, reap a habit; Sow a habit, reap a character; Sow a character, reap a destiny.” —Samuel Smiles One of the first things I realized after I was wholly surrendered to my... read more »

July 16, 2012

Posted by Today's Conversation on July 16th, 2012 | 4 responses

What did God mean when He said, “be holy, because I am holy” (Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:16)? ... read more »

all ages, all stages

Posted by tom felten on July 12th, 2012 | 2 responses

We need all ages to help make our faith grow. So say Dr. Kara Powell and Dr. Chap Clark. They came to this conclusion as they worked on the College Transition Project—a 6 year research project focused on the spiritual... read more »

living without religion

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 8th, 2012 | no responses

An advertisement recently went up near my hometown that read: “You don’t need God to hope, to care, to love, to live.” The advertisement was part of a national advertising campaign by a group that calls itself Living... read more »

clean utensils

Posted by K. T. Sim on July 6th, 2012 | one response

Have you ever been dining at a restaurant—sitting before a plate of appetizing, mouth watering food, when suddenly you discovered (to your horror) that your utensils were encrusted with food from a previous customer? Yuck!... read more »

careful consideration

Posted by marvin williams on July 5th, 2012 | 4 responses

Have you ever been having a heated conversation with someone and impulsively said something mean? As soon as the words left your mouth, you knew the kind of negative impact they would have on the person. You then realized... read more »

sin’s receipt

Posted by mike wittmer on June 29th, 2012 | 4 responses

I was walking through a museum exhibit about the American Civil War when I came across a chilling item. It was a receipt, like what you might get from a shop. But this was for a slave named Sally, who had been received in... read more »