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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 »

you are loved

Posted by mike wittmer on September 10th, 2011 | 13 responses
A counselor was conducting a family therapy session with the parents of a teenager who had been caught using drugs. The parents excused their daughter’s drug use, saying that it was no big deal and just a phase that most... read more »

spirit of adoption

Posted by an odj community member on July 23rd, 2011 | no responses
Romans 8:14-17: For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now... read more »

starry night

Posted by roxanne robbins on July 12th, 2011 | 8 responses
When poet, lecturer, and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson was asked what people would do if the stars came out only once every thousand years, he replied, “If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years, how man... read more »

the xy factor

Posted by regina franklin on June 29th, 2011 | 12 responses
Strategy games have never been my desire on game night. I remember the first time my husband taught me how to play RISK. Being a strong melancholy woman, I was devastated when after 2 hours of playing I had only a handful of... read more »

dying to live

Posted by K. T. Sim on June 23rd, 2011 | 11 responses
“How’s your dad?” a colleague asked me. “Struggling to die,” I replied. My 84-year-old dad has endured the painful debilitating effects of liver cancer for 2 years. Doctors have told me and my family to be... read more »

restrained

Posted by regina franklin on February 27th, 2011 | one response
Since my nephew’s birthday is 11 days before mine, we often celebrate together. This year we decided to do something different, so the extended family— grandparents included—went to eat pizza and play laser... read more »

oscar for fathers

Posted by tim gustafson on January 15th, 2011 | 6 responses
James Cameron, of Avatar and Titanic fame, has reportedly said, “Anybody can be a father or a husband. There are only five people in the world who can do what I do, and I’m going for that.” It isn’t... read more »

a different Christmas

Posted by regina franklin on December 25th, 2010 | 6 responses
With gifts wrapped and under the tree, Christmas Eve came to a close. God’s goodness had been evident, but this year was different. Unfolding blankets and sheets, my husband and I created beds of the two couches in our... read more »

faith of the fathers

Posted by mike wittmer on November 25th, 2010 | 3 responses
I was reading upstairs when my neighbor came to pick up his son. The child must not have wanted to go yet, for I heard his small voice declare, “Someone’s going to die!” My neighbor did not correct his... read more »
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