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heart matters

Posted by pohfangchia on August 8th, 2009 | no responses

Our hearts pump at a rate of about seventy beats per minute or so. Ergo, in one year, they pump between 3.5 million liters and 7 million liters of blood through our bodies—depending on our activities. They do enough... read more »

love & hell

Posted by marvin williams on July 18th, 2009 | 3 responses

On an American ship, navy personnel crowded around their chaplain and asked him, “Do you believe in hell?” He replied, “I do not.” The crew members quietly took in his response and fired this shot... read more »

a message to thieves

Posted by roxanne robbins on July 15th, 2009 | one response

The entire act was caught on surveillance tape: While three friends and I dined at an outdoor café in East Africa, a man wearing a black jacket entered and sat down at a table located at the opposite side of the... read more »

whatever it takes

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on July 12th, 2009 | 2 responses

A province in Indonesia has asked a few of its residents to add a certain fashion accessory to their wardrobe—a padlock. Let me explain. To curb the prostitution that sometimes occurs in massage parlors, masseuses in... read more »

insulting your mission field

Posted by tim gustafson on July 6th, 2009 | 5 responses

Adam’s words slashed through the room like a grunge band at a polka fest, his ugly phrase hanging in the air like diesel exhaust. He had just used an inappropriate term to describe homosexuals. I did find Adam’s... read more »

move that bus!

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 2nd, 2009 | 4 responses

I enjoy the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Each week, the show tells the story of a family whose house is in shambles. It then follows a crew and community who come to the family’s rescue, rebuilding their... read more »

taking care of business

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on July 1st, 2009 | 3 responses

Some well-meaning residents of the Philippines tried to update standard procedure in the Catholic Church by text-messaging their confessions to church officials. In response, one church leader commented, “We are... read more »

feasting or fasting

Posted by K. T. Sim on June 26th, 2009 | one response

Recently, I was asked to teach on the subject of fasting. I knew I was dealing with a subject that is not practiced a whole lot these days. What’s more, I live in a country where the national pastime is eating.... read more »

grace and gratitude

Posted by mike wittmer on June 25th, 2009 | one response

Martin Luther wanted to quit. His congregation in Wittenberg, having learned that Luther’s gospel promised forgiveness for any and all sin, had stopped attending services and giving to the ministry and had started... read more »

because you are here

Posted by regina franklin on June 24th, 2009 | 2 responses

“Fine. I’ll take care of it myself.” With a clipped tone, I ended the conversation and snapped my cell phone shut. Realizing I had done the very thing I had not wanted to do, my frustration increased. Not... read more »