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all the truth

Posted by winn collier on August 20th, 2009 | 3 responses

In the 1930s, Spain endured a civil war when General Francisco Franco joined a coup to unseat Spain’s leftist Popular Front. While 500,000 died in the conflict, another 114,000 simply “disappeared” in the... read more »

a conservative Christian?

Posted by roxanne robbins on August 11th, 2009 | 4 responses

Shortly before I moved to Africa, while at a New York City film festival reception, actor Tim Robbins and I engaged in a substantive conversation. We discussed causes and effects of war, international human rights issues,... read more »

the untouchables

Posted by tom felten on July 31st, 2009 | no responses

Yashwant Rao’s life in Karnataka, India, included some personal vices that made him feel ashamed. Then a life-changing thing happened. Yashwant received Jesus as his Savior after a pastor in his village repeatedly and... read more »

beer is not the answer

Posted by mike wittmer on July 28th, 2009 | one response

Here in America we are discussing the recent arrest and release of Henry Louis Gates and his meeting on Thursday with President Obama and Officer Crowley over a glass of beer at the White House. Amid questions of... read more »

breaking the cycle

Posted by mike wittmer on July 28th, 2009 | 6 responses

My father grew up without a dad. When he was 5 years old, his father left the family and never returned. When friends later asked my grandfather whether he was related to my dad, he refused to admit that my dad was his... read more »

weak or strong?

Posted by tom felten on July 22nd, 2009 | 6 responses

I’ve been thinking about Romans 14:1-4 lately. Why? This passage deals with “disputable matters”—things God doesn’t explicitly condemn which are found within the spacious confines of Christian... read more »

insulting your mission field

Posted by tim gustafson on July 6th, 2009 | 5 responses

Adam’s words slashed through the room like a grunge band at a polka fest, his ugly phrase hanging in the air like diesel exhaust. He had just used an inappropriate term to describe homosexuals. I did find Adam’s... read more »

taking care of business

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on July 1st, 2009 | 3 responses

Some well-meaning residents of the Philippines tried to update standard procedure in the Catholic Church by text-messaging their confessions to church officials. In response, one church leader commented, “We are... read more »

blame and confession

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 20th, 2009 | no responses

Blame shifting is common in our world today. Consider, for example, the United States’ two-party political system. Instead of taking shared responsibility for things gone wrong, the Democrats point fingers at the... read more »

wrong impressions

Posted by Jeff Olson on June 19th, 2009 | 4 responses

Recently, a pastor led a young man to faith in Jesus. At one point in their conversation, the young man had hesitantly asked the pastor, “Now that I’m a Christian, do I have to walk around judging... read more »