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deliverance

Posted by roxanne robbins on July 5th, 2010 | 10 responses

A 10-year-old human trafficking victim is freed from a brothel in Southeast Asia where she had been abused and sexually exploited. Another child, age 9, is released from indentured slavery in India. Meanwhile, across the... read more »

risk takers

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 4th, 2010 | 6 responses

One of the saddest accounts in the Bible is recorded in the Old Testament book of Numbers (chapters 13–14). It’s the story of the Israelites who had previously been miraculously delivered from a life of... read more »

fooling ourselves

Posted by pohfangchia on July 2nd, 2010 | no responses

Almost 30 years ago, according to a magazine story, an unusual work of modern art was put on display—a chair attached to a shotgun. It was to be interacted with by sitting in the chair and looking directly into the gun... read more »

the walls come tumbling down

Posted by winn collier on June 19th, 2010 | 3 responses

If you perform a Google search for the Rwandan genocide, you’ll encounter thousands of disturbing stories and graphic images. The most disturbing emerge from a church building in Nyarubuye, where between five and ten... read more »

from eden to here

Posted by winn collier on June 10th, 2010 | 2 responses

Recently my 5-year-old son, Seth, came running into the room. “Daddy, you have to teach me a superpower.” Apparently, Seth’s 7-year-old brother Wyatt had convinced Seth that I had already... read more »

correct change

Posted by regina franklin on June 5th, 2010 | 4 responses

Making decisions while shopping has never been one of my strong points. I take forever to settle on a purchase, and then all the way from the checkout line to my house, I still question whether or not I got the best... read more »

no limits

Posted by Jeff Olson on May 29th, 2010 | 4 responses

The other day I spotted a man in a wheelchair rocking back and forth on a street corner. One of his front wheels was stuck in a crack on the curb, and he was struggling to get loose. Moments later, a kind man came along and... read more »

one, two, three . . .

Posted by tom felten on May 27th, 2010 | 9 responses

When my son was a toddler, I played a game with him that made a big splash—literally. As I stood in the water, just a few feet from the edge of the pool, I would reach out my arms and encourage him to leap from the... read more »

rich

Posted by regina franklin on May 26th, 2010 | 5 responses

Their fatigue and discomfort blended with the barren landscape as the group walked through the dirt streets. Trash littered what could hardly be considered front yards. This arid area of Choluteca known as “The New... read more »

virtuous

Posted by pohfangchia on May 12th, 2010 | 8 responses

So, when was the last time you heard someone being complimented for being virtuous? In Ecclesiastes 7:29, we read, “God created people to be virtuous.” So, what does this word mean? The Hebrew word for virtuous... read more »