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the love song of God

Posted by sheridan voysey on November 6th, 2009 | one response

It’s Saturday afternoon at Birkenhead Point, a small park on the Parramatta River in Sydney, Australia. Parents play with their toddlers, seagulls fight over fish-and-chip wrappers, and my wife and I sit... read more »

God's grand pursuit

Posted by winn collier on October 29th, 2009 | 3 responses

The news story was the kind of breathtaking romance you would expect to see on the big screen. Patrick Moberg spotted a stunningly beautiful woman across the crowded Manhattan subway station, but he wasn’t able to... read more »

do I love?

Posted by winn collier on October 15th, 2009 | 3 responses

In the 1940s, Fred Craddock began serving as a missionary to India. When World War II ended, Craddock’s church wired him funds for a steamer ticket to return home. Arriving in his port of departure on Christmas day,... read more »

strong and beautiful

Posted by pohfangchia on October 9th, 2009 | 3 responses

A troubled young man once told Pastor Ray Stedman, “I don’t know what’s the matter with me. I want to be a good Christian, and I try hard, but somehow I just never seem to make it. I’m always doing... read more »

our chief task

Posted by tim gustafson on October 8th, 2009 | one response

What’s so funny ’bout peace, love, and understanding?” sang Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello a generation ago. That ageless rhetorical question still lacks a satisfactory answer in the 21st century. A religion... read more »

ambushed

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on October 7th, 2009 | 3 responses

Nell and Jim were hiking in a park when a mountain lion ambushed them, attacking Jim. His wife Nell tried stabbing the animal with a pen. When that didn’t work, she beat the lion with a log until it backed off... read more »

never alone

Posted by winn collier on October 5th, 2009 | 5 responses

Brianne Leckness sat on the steps of a church, abandoned by her mom and step-dad. Brianne was 3 years old. Her parents had pinned a note on her shirt: “Please take care of her. We can’t any longer.” Passed... read more »

altruistic dividends

Posted by roxanne robbins on October 4th, 2009 | no responses

We live in an era when individuals, celebrities, corporations, and other institutions are increasingly discovering the value of giving back, social responsibility, cause marketing, and other forms of altruism. A diverse... read more »

get specific

Posted by mike wittmer on October 3rd, 2009 | one response

We begin life wide open. Our young lives can be shaped into anything from ballerina to astronaut to dolphin trainer. But maturity narrows our options. Soon we’re forced to choose college majors and jobs and careers.... read more »

the peace of the city

Posted by winn collier on September 19th, 2009 | 2 responses

We love our city. When we moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, we truly desired to be here, to live here, for our story to intertwine with our city’s story. We felt a new call: For our welfare to be connected with the... read more »