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clear of corruption

Posted by roxanne robbins on May 5th, 2013 | no responses
An advisor I recently consulted was highly recommended by a large, established Christian organization. At first, I had a positive experience with him as he helped me navigate the complicated immigration laws in Uganda. The... read more »

he said, she said

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on May 3rd, 2013 | 3 responses
A radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds panicked thousands of listeners back in 1938. People who tuned in actually believed that aliens had landed on a farm in New Jersey and were preparing to attack... read more »

losing ourselves

Posted by winn collier on April 20th, 2013 | 2 responses
James Hunter, a sociology professor at a large university, highlights the shift from shared moral foundations to individual choices that shift and vacillate. He says, “Most Americans continue to think of their lives in... read more »

magical green stick

Posted by Tim Gustafson on April 12th, 2013 | one response
When the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy was a child, he believed in a magical green stick that could destroy all evil. His lifelong yearning for moral perfection in himself may have grown out of that childish belief. He never... read more »

rescued from darkness

Posted by sheridan voysey on March 26th, 2013 | 9 responses
In Clint Eastwood’s movie Gran Torino, Walt Kowalski is a cranky Korean War vet disgusted by the gangs now running his neighborhood. He gets to know Thao, a teenager living next door, after catching him trying to steal his... read more »

victorious faith

Posted by roxanne robbins on January 7th, 2013 | 9 responses
Tukutana, the nonprofit organization I direct in East Africa, is funding the education of a young lady named Sarah. She survived one of Africa’s longest-running wars in history, but not without wounds. When Sarah was just... read more »

stand up

Posted by mike wittmer on January 3rd, 2013 | 5 responses
Evil doesn’t need numbers. History’s most horrific acts were committed by only a handful of perpetrators. These agents of evil didn’t persuade others to join in their sin; they only convinced them to go along. Most... read more »

no different?

Posted by K. T. Sim on December 31st, 2012 | 6 responses
Conned out of a large sum of money by a business partner, who claimed to be deacon in a church, my friend’s anger and disenchantment ran deep. He said, “How can a Christian do this kind of thing? I trusted him. Now I... read more »

December 17, 2012

Posted by Today's Conversation on December 17th, 2012 | 9 responses
What do you say when someone asks, “Why does God allow evil acts to occur?” ... read more »

a magnificent book

Posted by Jeff Olson on November 13th, 2012 | 3 responses
I’m a fan of the television show Once Upon a Time. It’s cleverly put together and well-acted. But what I find most compelling is the way it parallels the biblical narrative. In the show, each character in the present-day... read more »
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