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excuses

Posted by mike wittmer on May 18th, 2012 | 3 responses
Cyclist Tyler Hamilton had steadily advanced through the ranks of the US Postal Service team, and now he was on the verge of being included on the squad that would race in the Tour de France. All he had to do was take EPO,... read more »

everybody’s doing it

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on May 6th, 2012 | 2 responses
When I joined a popular social media network, it was thrilling to reconnect with friends. We swapped messages and fortified our cyber- connection by joining each other’s causes, comparing quiz results, and exchanging... read more »

you choose Q: i’m looking for accountability—could you advise?

Posted by an odj community member on May 1st, 2012 | 2 responses
Q: l am looking to link up with an accountability male partner—a mature fellow. Could you advise?  —Spencer A: Spencer, I’ve been a part of accountability groups for many years. My current group of guys has meet for... read more »

sin management

Posted by tim gustafson on May 1st, 2012 | 2 responses
We once lived across the road from Aman Nature Park, which was wonderful—except for the raccoons. Oh sure, they’re fascinating creatures. But the masklike band of black across their eyes should have alerted us to one... read more »

word of God speak

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 28th, 2012 | 7 responses
Last year, as I was driving to church on a Sunday morning, I was in a deep funk. For many reasons, I was experiencing an emotional and spiritual valley. I prayed, trying to tell God where I was emotionally and spiritually,... read more »

hit and run

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on April 16th, 2012 | 15 responses
One evening, just before midnight, an automobile slammed into the side of our house. I woke up to what sounded like an explosion, but then I heard the muffled noise of a car radio and the squealing of tires as the driver... read more »

you choose Q: do our problems always occur for God’s glory?

Posted by an odj community member on April 9th, 2012 | 3 responses
Q: We read of Paul’s thorn-in-the-flesh in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. Does the apostle Paul mean that whenever a born-again Christian experiences a problem (e.g sickness), that it is to the glory of God?  —Michael A: We... read more »

is it worth it?

Posted by an odj community member on March 7th, 2012 | 2 responses
I braced myself almost unconsciously as my husband Bill solemnly lumbered through the front door. Wives, after a few years of marriage, know the feeling. The loving, empathetic side wants to help—even embrace—as the... read more »

developing godly character

Posted by an odj community member on February 27th, 2012 | no responses
Romans 5:1-4: Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of... read more »

disobedient doubt

Posted by mike wittmer on February 27th, 2012 | 4 responses
What do these famous men have in common: Sigmund Freud, Jean-Paul Sartre, Bertrand Russell, Karl Marx, Pablo Picasso, and Aldous Huxley? They all declared that they did not believe in God, and all were sexually promiscuous.... read more »
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