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no condemnation

Posted by marvin williams on April 12th, 2010 | 13 responses
The Thirteenth Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865. So, how many slaves were there in the US on December 7?
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i'm alright, aren't i?

Posted by sheridan voysey on January 17th, 2010 | 12 responses
I was on the 436 bus heading into Sydney one morning when an older woman, wearing a faded floral dress, hobbled onto the bus and sat down next to me. We traveled for some time in silence. Then the floral... read more »

early or late

Posted by tom felten on January 8th, 2010 | 7 responses
Have you ever listened to someone tell how he or she came to receive Jesus as Savior, and it totally blew you away? You sat slack-jawed as you took in every incredible detail. The depth of depravity from... read more »

the way of rest

Posted by tim gustafson on December 30th, 2009 | 4 responses
Train stations in Japan often list stops in both Kanji and English. This one did not. The longer I stared at the sign, the more it mocked me.

Finally, I asked the woman standing next to me:... read more »

interruptions

Posted by poh fang chia on December 21st, 2009 | 7 responses
With a work deadline looming, it was hard to find time to write my Our Daily Journey articles this month. I was strongly tempted to put on a “Do-Not-Disturb-Me” demeanor at work. For even... read more »

watching your wait

Posted by marvin williams on December 14th, 2009 | 8 responses
A Fitness magazine poll of 1,000 women found that women are willing to take drastic steps to reach their ideal weight: Twenty-three percent said they would spend a week in jail. Twenty-three percent... read more »

seeing it

Posted by mike wittmer on December 5th, 2009 | 4 responses
Imagination sets the horizons of life, for it opens up what’s possible. People who lack imagination are unprepared to face their future. The United States was blindsided on 9/11 because we couldn’t... read more »

the guardian of truth

Posted by k.t. sim on November 19th, 2009 | 3 responses
A December 2008 report released by the Pew  Forum on Religion & Public Life listed this startling finding: Fifty-two percent of Christians in the US who attend churches that believe Jesus is the only... read more »

life words

Posted by jeff olson on August 25th, 2009 | 5 responses
In 1990, Bette Midler recorded the song From a Distance. Her rendition became an instant hit—soaring to the top of the pop charts. Not only did it win a Grammy, it went on to become one of the... read more »

the future is now (partly)

Posted by winn collier on July 30th, 2009 | 3 responses
Bafaluto, a small village of three hundred in Gambia, was barely surviving. Without access to clean water, the entire population was stuck in a cycle of abject poverty, relentless disease, and hunger—until... read more »
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