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little girls need their daddies

Posted by marvin williams on August 24th, 2010 | 7 responses
A while ago I had a conversation with an 8 year old child that simply broke and melted my heart. It was a conversation about her not feeling wanted and loved by her dad. She thought she was the seeming... read more »

uncovered

Posted by winn collier on August 13th, 2010 | 5 responses
I remember how nervous he was, how fearful. Our friend came in and sat on our couch. He had something to tell us, but he couldn’t get the words out. He carried a weight he had held alone, a... read more »

love notes

Posted by jeff olson on August 11th, 2010 | 5 responses
Elena Desserich was nearly 6 years old when she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. As the cancer took its toll, her ability to speak was gradually stolen away. But little Elena would not be denied.... read more »

beyond sentimental slogans

Posted by sheridan voysey on August 9th, 2010 | 4 responses
There’s a billboard company in my area that likes to post nice slogans on its signs when it doesn’t have paid clients. “Kyoto—Targets Bring Results” declares one environmentally conscious poster.... read more »

receiving and deceiving

Posted by regina franklin on August 4th, 2010 | 13 responses
My husband and I were leaving a restaurant one evening when a distraught couple approached us. Their story? Car problems. From out of town. Waiting for their ride. We responded with compassion,... read more »

community or clique?

Posted by mike wittmer on July 16th, 2010 | 8 responses
Birds of a feather flock together. That’s why you never see a robin flying wingman in a “V” formation of geese or a crow hanging out with hummingbirds (actually, crows are mean enough that they don’t... read more »

power isn’t happiness

Posted by jeff olson on July 15th, 2010 | 8 responses
I recently watched Ghosts of Girlfriends’ Past. The movie (which is a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) is about a hedonistic, womanizing bachelor who despises... read more »

our Father

Posted by k.t. sim on July 11th, 2010 | 5 responses
Bilquis Sheikh, a Pakistani, wrote about her conversion to Christianity in the book I Dared to Call Him Father. The title caught my attention. Dared to call Him Father? We usually take... read more »

the embrace of God

Posted by sheridan voysey on June 30th, 2010 | 26 responses
Adrian Edwards was separated from his parents as a toddler, passed along from institution to foster home, and introduced to a life of crime at a young age. As a teenager, he was convicted of armed robbery... read more »

waiting patiently

Posted by sheridan voysey on June 22nd, 2010 | 22 responses
While I’ve been a Christian for many years, there are some aspects of Jesus’ life that I’ve only recently come to wonder about. Like what His Galilean accent really sounded like, what mannerisms... read more »
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