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content with contention?

Posted by regina franklin on April 6th, 2013 | 5 responses
With its uncomfortable booths and tiled floors, the restaurant reflected the chill of the winter air. Having recently made the decision to take in foster children, my family sat waiting to meet a 7-year-old girl who needed a... read more »

let go

Posted by regina franklin on January 31st, 2013 | 10 responses
I spent the summer of 1992 tumbling, somersaulting, and plowing over the waters of Strom Thurmond Lake in South Carolina. Belying any grand designs, I was simply trying to learn how to water-ski. A painful endeavor, it... read more »

don’t stop

Posted by pohfangchia on January 9th, 2013 | 3 responses
He was alone for most of his ministry. It seemed that no one cared to hear his words. He was dragged off against his will to live his final days in exile. He was a failure as far as how the world judges human achievement.... read more »

victorious faith

Posted by roxanne robbins on January 7th, 2013 | 9 responses
Tukutana, the nonprofit organization I direct in East Africa, is funding the education of a young lady named Sarah. She survived one of Africa’s longest-running wars in history, but not without wounds. When Sarah was just... read more »

simply love

Posted by Jeff Olson on January 1st, 2013 | 2 responses
The hope of change is in the air as we enter the New Year. It’s the anticipation of a new outlook or a new direction or the chance to do things differently. At the turn of the first century, the Jewish people were... read more »

waiting in worship

Posted by regina franklin on December 19th, 2012 | 11 responses
I’ve never been exceptionally good at waiting. While I’ve learned that waiting can only be productive if I have set the desires of my heart on the things of God, lately He’s been working on my attitude in the... read more »

generational investment

Posted by regina franklin on November 30th, 2012 | 4 responses
Standing quietly in the back, I am moved by the sight. Arms reach upward, voices carry throughout the room, and a tireless energy reverberates to the sound of the drum. Passionate and full of promise, they are far more than... read more »

harmony

Posted by pohfangchia on November 28th, 2012 | 4 responses
A group of young adults had spent many hours studying Scripture together and serving side-by-side. Needless to say, there was a close bond forming between them. But an issue threatened to break up their camaraderie. They... read more »

ghost car

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on November 25th, 2012 | 2 responses
In 1939, General Motors created a “ghost car”—a transparent vehicle with a body made of Plexiglas. The see-through outer shell of the Pontiac Deluxe Six revealed a custom chrome-plated dashboard, a spare tire lodged in... read more »

history’s steady tune

Posted by winn collier on November 24th, 2012 | no responses
George Jellinek, former host of The Vocal Scene radio program, says “the history of a people is found in its songs.” Years ago, music was a crucial way for slaves in the US to recount their stories, and music was central... read more »
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