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uncertainties

Posted by poh fang chia on March 12th, 2010 | 7 responses
Due to the recent economic downturn, the university my brother-in-law attends will no longer provide any paid academic teaching or research opportunities for students who have been in the program for more... read more »

hedging bets

Posted by mike wittmer on March 11th, 2010 | 9 responses
Millions of people say they believe in God, but to guarantee the good life they also put their trust in capitalism, science, or immoral pleasures. Recently, however, we’ve seen further proof that these... read more »

numero uno

Posted by k.t. sim on March 10th, 2010 | 3 responses
Consider this scenario. You’ve invited the 10 most important people from church to dine with Jesus, people whom you would consider VIPs—your pastor, elders, deacons, or lay leaders, for example. As... read more »

childhood again

Posted by roxanne robbins on March 9th, 2010 | 8 responses
Until today, I thought Davy Crockett was merely a fictitious raccoon hunter. This afternoon, however, fact dislodged my fictitious understanding of the Tennessee native as I read a Crockett biography to... read more »

anxious times

Posted by tom felten on March 8th, 2010 | 18 responses
My friends were dealing with a daughter who was struggling physically and emotionally. Unable to determine the source of her problems, they were getting stretched thin. Not surprisingly, as their precious... read more »

cleaning our catch

Posted by jeff olson on March 7th, 2010 | 2 responses
One of the worst parts of fishing is cleaning your catch. It’s a messy, stinky, dirty job that requires a strong stomach, but someone has to do it. In my family, that someone is usually—well... read more »

mistaken motives

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on March 6th, 2010 | 4 responses
I once sent a hurting person an anonymous note that included the reference for this verse: “Why are you scheming against the Lord? He will destroy you with one blow; He won’t need to strike twice”... read more »

leave the dead alone

Posted by marvin williams on March 5th, 2010 | 15 responses
There’s a growing fascination about life after death. Thousands of so-called psychics around the world claim to contact the spirits of the dead. And online, people can visit with psychics, spirit guides,... read more »

postcard secrets

Posted by sheridan voysey on March 4th, 2010 | 6 responses
Some years back, Frank Warren handed out 400 blank postcards bearing his address to strangers and asked them to send their untold secrets to him. Warren began receiving confessions like: “I haven’t... read more »

hands free

Posted by regina franklin on March 3rd, 2010 | 8 responses
Around our house, I am lovingly known as “the pack mule.” I have an incessant desire to carry everything from the car in one load. Whether I’m walking across the grass or trying to haul an entire... read more »
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