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good fruit

Posted by mike wittmer on January 6th, 2012 | 3 responses

My 12-year-old son’s teacher asked his class what age they would like to be. Most of his friends shared that they preferred the freedom that came with being older, but my son said he wanted to be 9 again because his... read more »

a must-read book: Song of Songs

Posted by pohfangchia on December 29th, 2011 | 2 responses

One of my friends read the book of Ecclesiastes every year-end. She said it’s a good book to help her reflect on the year gone by and to prepare for the year ahead. Perhaps, we need to keep the Song of Songs as an... read more »

His dream for us

Posted by pohfangchia on November 9th, 2011 | one response

It’s amazing what you could actually end up doing as you allow the Lord to equip and train you. For sure, His plan is perfect and His dream for us is big. God uses ordinary people and equips them for His extraordinary... read more »

u-turn

Posted by K. T. Sim on July 17th, 2011 | 5 responses

When my daughter was learning to drive, one of the maneuvers she had to master was the U-turn—a 180-degree rotation to reverse her direction. In some places, U-turns are permitted anywhere along a road as long as it’s... 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 »

color-blind

Posted by roxanne robbins on July 6th, 2011 | 4 responses

The term “color-blind” is somewhat misleading, implying that people with this condition can view the world only in black and white. In actuality, most color-blind individuals can make out hues of yellow and blue. Only a... read more »

significance and dignity

Posted by K. T. Sim on July 5th, 2011 | 6 responses

It was a night like any other night. It was David’s responsibility to tend the family flock, to take the sheep out to graze in the wilderness (Ps. 78:70-71). Having secured the flock for the night and lying down to rest,... read more »

movies and reality

Posted by an odj community member on May 16th, 2011 | no responses

Psalms 91:5-8: Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand fall at your... read more »

searching

Posted by tom felten on April 28th, 2011 | 10 responses

Recently, archaeologist Eilat Mazar found fortifications that were built in Jerusalem some 3,000 years ago. She believes that they were constructed by Solomon, as described in the Old Testament. Her unearthed evidence... read more »