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firewalkers

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on February 1st, 2012 | 10 responses

Firewalkers fascinate me. These people have a special something that allows them to look down at a bed of hot coals, unbuckle their sandals or peel off their socks, and step right in. Some see it as a rite of passage, a way... read more »

enemies

Posted by tim gustafson on January 16th, 2012 | 10 responses

I am forced to preach under something of a handicap this morning,” said Dr. Martin Luther King on a November day in 1957. His physician had instructed him to stay in bed, but King insisted on speaking. Paraphrasing the... read more »

desire for vengeance

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 28th, 2011 | 4 responses

I once spoke with a father whose son had been brutally murdered by a family friend. In the years that followed, he talked of his burning desire for revenge. He knew that bitterness had overtaken his heart and crowded out... read more »

justice

Posted by marvin williams on November 28th, 2011 | 2 responses

Stephane Hessel, a 93-year-old philosopher, concentration camp survivor, and former member of the French Resistance, has written a booklet, Be Indignant. Since the publishing of the tract and its 11 printings, he has... read more »

are you prepared to die for what’s right?

Posted by an odj community member on October 28th, 2011 | one response

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31 NIV). Do you see an injustice? Than have confidence in God and stand up to defeat it. I have many times. You know what; you might be surprised who will stand up... read more »

bold as a lion

Posted by marvin williams on October 26th, 2011 | 14 responses

William Seeker, a 17th-century clergyman, is quoted as saying, “Another singular action of a sanctified Christian is to prefer the duty he owes God to the danger he fears from man. Christians in all ages have prized their... read more »

why me, Lord?

Posted by an odj community member on October 5th, 2011 | no responses

Romans 8:10-17: Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you.... read more »

he who hesitates

Posted by marvin williams on September 25th, 2011 | 4 responses

In 2005, amid the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the US, a leading politician summed up the response to the disaster with these words: “One of the problems that we’re facing at the federal level and at the... read more »

so close, yet so far

Posted by winn collier on September 18th, 2011 | 5 responses

Tom Shadyac, the director of the films Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, and the Ace Ventura series, recently purchased an old downtown church building in my hometown. He converted it into a shelter for the homeless.... read more »

active faith

Posted by regina franklin on September 16th, 2011 | 5 responses

“Did you know that?!” When my student responded with disbelief at what he had learned in researching his social justice project, my heart leaped with excitement. Teaching in a private prep school, I look for ways to... read more »