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clearing clutter

Posted by roxanne robbins on August 7th, 2010 | 9 responses
Have you ever tried to convince a packrat to throw something away? If so, then you know just how difficult it is to get a person who hates to part with anything—even the most unnecessary items—to let... read more »

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,... 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... 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 bequeathed... 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... 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... read more »

virtuous

Posted by poh fang chia 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... read more »

leaving your edges

Posted by marvin williams on May 11th, 2010 | 3 responses
Bono, the lead singer for the band U2, is a humanitarian par excellence. He headlined the humanitarian efforts of Band Aid and Live Aid to fight poverty in Ethiopia two decades ago. He continues to make... read more »

adoption option

Posted by mike wittmer on April 16th, 2010 | 7 responses
In his Apology (AD 197), Tertullian argued that the Roman government should stop persecuting its best citizens. He said that Christians not only prayed for the emperor and the empire, but they also sacrificed... read more »

enough for me

Posted by winn collier on April 8th, 2010 | 10 responses
Author Peter Rollins offers a jolting retelling of Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000. Rollins recounts how the swarming crowds thwarted Jesus’ efforts to find solitude in a boat. As the crowds poured into... read more »
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