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just a shade

Posted by tom felten on January 15th, 2012 | 3 responses
In the movie Inception, technology allows people to tap into others’ minds by dream invasion. Dom Cobb, the flawed hero in the flick, lost his wife Mal when she committed suicide due to the delusional effects of memory... read more »

barren, but blessed

Posted by an odj community member on December 1st, 2011 | 2 responses
Genesis 15:1-4: Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good... read more »

the real Jesus

Posted by marvin williams on September 14th, 2011 | 5 responses
In 2001, the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen presented an investigation into the historical Jesus. He said, “The important thing is not what He was or what He wasn’t—the important thing is what people believe Him to have been.”... read more »

big toe lack of belief

Posted by tom felten on August 24th, 2011 | 9 responses
A co-worker was having a conversation with her son about spiritual things. Striving to express his present lack of both belief and commitment to Jesus, the young man said, “God isn’t in my life right now; He’s just in... read more »

the only way?

Posted by mike wittmer on August 18th, 2011 | 15 responses
Meryl Streep played a nun in the movie Doubt, so, of course, she was asked her opinion on religion. She answered that the teachings of various religions “form a kind of fence that divides us from each other,” and that as... read more »

am i really saved?

Posted by an odj community member on August 8th, 2011 | one response
1 John 3:18-21: Let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. Even if we feel... read more »

answers to prayer

Posted by tom felten on July 7th, 2011 | 10 responses
Two answers to prayer. Two perfect answers. The first came after many of us had prayed for a young adopted girl from Ethiopia. Before she was adopted, tests showed that she was HIV positive. After her adoption, however,... read more »

amazing guide

Posted by pohfangchia on June 1st, 2011 | 7 responses
Marion Cotillard, an actress in Christopher Nolan’s movie Inception, says of the director, “Things that I didn’t really get while we were shooting, I knew were maybe not to be understood. I found it very interesting to... read more »

convinced

Posted by regina franklin on May 31st, 2011 | 8 responses
Someday I want to go skydiving. While I’m not overly fond of heights, I think there’s something incredible about jumping out of an airplane with a parachute (and an instructor soaring tandem with me!). As kids, my sister... read more »

divine invitation

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on May 24th, 2011 | 12 responses
The best party invitation we ever received featured a picture of a little boy wearing funny yellow sunglasses. His smile extended from ear to ear. It was a photo of my son’s playmate, and the text read: “Please join us... read more »
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