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Jesus raises a ruckus

The thud of bull hooves rumbles across the square. Swirls of dust rise into the air. Sheep bleat, doves flap their wings, and traders yell. “Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!” He... read more »

a transforming vision

Where there is no vision, the people perish,” states the well-known proverb (29:18 KJV). Or, as the New Living Translation puts it: “When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.” In... read more »

ambushed

Nell and Jim were hiking in a park when a mountain lion ambushed them, attacking Jim. His wife Nell tried stabbing the animal with a pen. When that didn’t work, she beat the lion with a log until it... read more »

maranatha

My children were so excited about their cousins coming over that they rode their bikes to the end of our road in anticipation of their arrival. As I watched them stand sentinel at the top of our hill,... read more »

freak folk

Freak folk, psych folk, and folk-pop are terms used to describe genres within folk music. Musically, freak folk features acoustic instruments, mostly guitar and occasionally violin or flute, accompanied... read more »

taken – movie review

Release date: 2009

A confrontational look at the trafficking industry reaching monumental proportion, Taken is more than a vivid depiction of our sin-drenched world. It’s... read more »

the God who sees

Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) are distress devices built for people involved in land-based outdoor activities. They transmit radio signals that are detected by 12 Earth-orbiting satellites. The satellites... read more »

respectful disobedience?

The ongoing violence in Iran, following the disputed reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is a sad reminder of the importance of godly leadership and governance. We, as believers in Jesus, are... read more »

the foolishness we find

I’m not into Christian T-shirts, but I recently saw one I’d like to own. Walking downtown in our city, I passed an elderly man with this caption across his chest:

Step Back... read more »

the prayer of the forgotten

In places like Darfur, the western region of Sudan, where genocide and starvation run rampant, human crises move far beyond the theoretical. Recent UN estimates suggested that hundreds of thousands of... read more »
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