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no benchwarmers

Posted by jeff olson on August 31st, 2010 | 6 responses
I always felt a little sad for the guys on my high school basketball team who were put into a game during the waning seconds when the outcome was already decided. I was glad to see them finally get a chance... read more »

who needs relationship?

Posted by poh fang chia on May 23rd, 2010 | 4 responses
Emperor Frederick carried out an isolation experiment to try and determine humanity’s original language. He reasoned that infants would eventually speak the natural tongue of humans if they were sheltered... read more »

your role is needed

Posted by jeff olson on December 17th, 2009 | 5 responses
One of my daughter’s high school teachers appeared in the 1986 movie Hoosiers. The film is based on the true story of a small-town high school basketball team in the US and their improbable... read more »

being there

Posted by tom felten on November 25th, 2009 | 7 responses
Last week my wife had five teeth removed—all in one morning. Ouch. Needless to say, it’s been a painful and—due to difficulties with some of the pain medication—nauseating experience for... read more »

a new keyboard

Posted by poh fang chia on July 10th, 2009 | no responses
Suspended in my make-believe world, I’m an accomplished pianist.

My fingers dance across the keyboard, creating rhythm and rhyme.
Prayerfully, a beautiful composition would come forth... read more »

God's currency

Posted by regina franklin on March 18th, 2009 | 4 responses
Clothes were packed, medical cards were set aside in case of an emergency, and my two-page list of instructions lay neatly folded in an envelope. More than capable, my in-laws had kept our children on... read more »