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made in God's image

Posted by sheridan voysey on November 29th, 2009 | no responses

My wife, Merryn, and I once visited a large market in Sydney. On that day a man was cutting out small silhouettes of people’s faces from black cardstock. He would complete one in two minutes for two dollars. We gave... read more »

a persecuted people

Posted by K. T. Sim on November 8th, 2009 | 2 responses

This news item appeared in the Lausanne World Pulse: “While officiating at a wedding on June 3, 2006, Pastor Hasim received a text message on his cell phone: ‘Pastor, you will die today.’ The 47-year old... read more »

1.8 million

Posted by roxanne robbins on November 5th, 2009 | 3 responses

We’re talking 1.8 million. That’s the record-breaking number of people who swarmed the US Capitol grounds on January 20, 2009, to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama. That number—1.8... read more »

loving Jesus

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

Jesus left earth long before we got here. And despite His alleged appearances over the years, none of us have seen Him. So how can we love someone whom we have never met? Jesus addressed this issue the night before He... read more »

the peace of the city

Posted by winn collier on September 19th, 2009 | 2 responses

We love our city. When we moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, we truly desired to be here, to live here, for our story to intertwine with our city’s story. We felt a new call: For our welfare to be connected with the... read more »

rejoice!

Posted by roxanne robbins on August 31st, 2009 | 2 responses

Throughout Africa, from Sierra Leone to Uganda, rebel leaders have abducted hundreds of thousands of innocent boys and girls and converted them into soldiers. Forced to commit unspeakable crimes and murderous acts, often... read more »

mistreated at work

Posted by K. T. Sim on August 6th, 2009 | 10 responses

Lai Meng, a senior accountant in a trading company for 25 years, was recently transferred to another department and forced to take a pay cut. His boss had employed a replacement at half his pay. If he resigned, Lai Meng... read more »

determined devotion

Posted by K. T. Sim on July 3rd, 2009 | no responses

In 605 BC, King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem. He returned to Babylon with the spoils of his victory. The king also brought back Jews of royal and noble descent as hostages to ensure Judah’s continued submission to... read more »

the foolishness we find

Posted by winn collier on June 22nd, 2009 | 3 responses

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 and Let Jesus Do What He Do Bad grammar... read more »

in the tent

Posted by regina franklin on June 14th, 2009 | 2 responses

As I was sorting through the daily mail, my life suddenly merged with the lives of fellow believers thousands of miles away. As I looked at the simple foldout from a magazine, the brown and white colors of the map muted the... read more »