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that name

Posted by marvin williams on May 18th, 2013 | no responses
Back in 2001, Mark Cuban, owner of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Dallas Mavericks, offered WGN Chicago Radio sports-talk host David Kaplan $50,000 to change his name legally to “Dallas Maverick.” When... read more »

magical green stick

Posted by Tim Gustafson on April 12th, 2013 | one response
When the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy was a child, he believed in a magical green stick that could destroy all evil. His lifelong yearning for moral perfection in himself may have grown out of that childish belief. He never... read more »

disney’s gospel

Posted by mike wittmer on March 15th, 2013 | 11 responses
As my family was leaving the park after a fun day at Disney, the loudspeakers were playing a happy song with the chorus, “In everything you do, celebrate you!” The song reminded me of the earlier parade that encouraged... read more »

a psalm for the struggle

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on March 3rd, 2013 | no responses
It was the kind of eatery where you stand in line, place your order, and then step aside to wait for your food to appear. After I did just that, a young man took my place in front of the cash register. He ordered his food by... read more »

correcting blind spots

Posted by marvin williams on March 1st, 2013 | 4 responses
In The Call to Joy and Pain, Ajith Fernando, a Christian leader from Sri Lanka, wrote: “The church in each culture has its own special challenges—theological blind spots that hinder Christians from growing to full... read more »

origin of the species

Posted by K. T. Sim on February 28th, 2013 | 6 responses
A previously unknown monkey species, the Caqueta titi monkey, was discovered deep in the Amazon jungle in August 2009. A month earlier, two newly identified species of fish were found in the area affected by the oil spill in... read more »

experiencing community

Posted by tom felten on February 25th, 2013 | 5 responses
Respondents to a recent Barna Group survey listed the following as key elements of their church life: connecting with God, experiencing transformation, gaining new insights, and feeling cared for. All of those things happen... read more »

a king born for all

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 25th, 2012 | 7 responses
Scene one: A stable in Bethlehem, Judea. There, a group of shepherds kneel before a baby sleeping in a feeding trough (Luke 2:8-20). The society of the day despises these grimy, unclean shepherds, and they can’t believe... 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 »

identity tags

Posted by K. T. Sim on December 11th, 2012 | 3 responses
In 2010, an estimated 10.8 million babies were born every month—meaning 362,000 babies were born every day, four babies every second. So if the future king of the world was born today, how would you know where to find this... read more »
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