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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 »

the God who sees

Posted by marvin williams on June 28th, 2009 | 2 responses

Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) are distress devices built for people involved in land-based outdoor activities. They transmit radio signals that are detected by 12 Earth-orbiting satellites. The satellites relay signals to... 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 »

forgetfulness

Posted by Jeff Olson on June 8th, 2009 | 6 responses

I can be a forgetful person. Sometimes it’s minor stuff, like losing track of my car keys or my wallet. And I have been known not to return a phone call or pay a bill on time. I wish it weren’t true, but... read more »

uh-oh

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on June 6th, 2009 | one response

It was a great hotel room. The only problem was that it was in Manhattan, on the eleventh floor of a building with windows that didn’t open. I’m not a big fan of small, enclosed spaces, and the walls seemed to be... 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 »

thunder and lightning

Posted by K. T. Sim on June 5th, 2009 | 2 responses

One of my favorite songs when I was a kid has these lyrics: With Christ in the vessel, I can smile at the storm, smile at the storm, smile at the storm. With Christ in the vessel, we can smile at the storm as we go sailing... read more »

fearless

Posted by regina franklin on June 2nd, 2009 | 2 responses

The Chronicles of Narnia, the classic series by C. S. Lewis, makes vivid the essentials of faith and love in our relationship with the One who loved us first. A land locked in the frigidness of winter, Narnia awaits the... read more »

unseen

Posted by regina franklin on May 30th, 2009 | 4 responses

I never thought of myself as having control issues—until I got married. Somehow blending two lives into one exposes how much we want things our way. From the way I like the covers tucked (or not tucked) at night to how... read more »