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firewalkers

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on February 1st, 2012 | 10 responses

Firewalkers fascinate me. These people have a special something that allows them to look down at a bed of hot coals, unbuckle their sandals or peel off their socks, and step right in. Some see it as a rite of passage, a way... read more »

i am hunger

Posted by roxanne robbins on January 20th, 2012 | 3 responses

In a previous article, I wrote about four severely malnourished siblings that I have been daily feeding. The children—Joshua, Mirika, Ashaba, Katseme— look drastically different now that they’ve been receiving... read more »

enemies

Posted by tim gustafson on January 16th, 2012 | 10 responses

I am forced to preach under something of a handicap this morning,” said Dr. Martin Luther King on a November day in 1957. His physician had instructed him to stay in bed, but King insisted on speaking. Paraphrasing the... read more »

worth it

Posted by regina franklin on January 13th, 2012 | 7 responses

Racing along the beach as the moonlight hits the water, I dash toward the figure running toward me. I have a pile of papers to grade, a house in desperate need of attention, and a writing deadline to complete in less than 48... read more »

desire for vengeance

Posted by Jeff Olson on December 28th, 2011 | 4 responses

I once spoke with a father whose son had been brutally murdered by a family friend. In the years that followed, he talked of his burning desire for revenge. He knew that bitterness had overtaken his heart and crowded out... read more »

Christmas accusation

Posted by tim gustafson on December 2nd, 2011 | 6 responses

Few things seem more out of place than the appalling account of Herod’s slaughter of the innocents (Matthew 2:16). Why would a loving God permit a tyrant’s massacre of children to stain the beauty and poignancy of the... read more »

justice

Posted by marvin williams on November 28th, 2011 | 2 responses

Stephane Hessel, a 93-year-old philosopher, concentration camp survivor, and former member of the French Resistance, has written a booklet, Be Indignant. Since the publishing of the tract and its 11 printings, he has... read more »

no condemnation

Posted by Jeff Olson on November 5th, 2011 | 7 responses

As an avid angler, I find the stories of Jesus and fishing particularly compelling. In one account, along the Sea of Galilee, Jesus appeared to His disciples for the third time following His resurrection (John 21:1-23).... read more »

are you prepared to die for what’s right?

Posted by an odj community member on October 28th, 2011 | one response

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31 NIV). Do you see an injustice? Than have confidence in God and stand up to defeat it. I have many times. You know what; you might be surprised who will stand up... read more »

near

Posted by winn collier on October 13th, 2011 | 4 responses

Invictus, a film starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon and set in South Africa at apartheid’s end, tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s inaugural years as South Africa’s first black president. The opening scenes are... read more »