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feel

Posted by tim gustafson on February 7th, 2011 | 11 responses

My friend has a habit of asking God for signs. In doing so, His prayers tend to seek confirmation of his feelings, as in “God, if You want me to do ‘X,’ then please do ‘Y,’ and I’ll know... read more »

that we might be changed

Posted by an odj community member on January 28th, 2011 | 2 responses

“The Scriptures tell us, ‘The first man, Adam, became a living person.’ But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body... read more »

illumination

Posted by tom felten on January 17th, 2011 | 12 responses

It’s glossy and features the pics of people like Bono, Angelina Jolie, the Dalai Lama, and Che Guevara. If you glanced at the cover you might mistake it for a fashion magazine. What is it? A New Testament called The... read more »

just like the King

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on January 3rd, 2011 | 3 responses

I hoped our dinner guest wouldn’t notice that I was staring at him. I knew it was impolite, but I was trying to decide if he looked like Elvis Presley. Let me explain. My husband had invited a friend over to eat with... 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 »

frantic

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on October 26th, 2010 | 5 responses

I was just a few minutes away from major surgery. Nurses circulated through the room and I was hooked up to all sorts of monitors. Suddenly, a computer screen started blipping wildly. What was happening? Would I be all... read more »

trials and temptations

Posted by K. T. Sim on October 15th, 2010 | 9 responses

Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil (Matthew 4:1-11). Each test was a temptation or enticement to sin. It’s not a sin to be tempted. But there exists in every trial a... read more »

hooks to hang your hopes on

Posted by roxanne robbins on October 9th, 2010 | 10 responses

Pastor Tim Keller says that, in life, “Fifty percent of the reason we get so discouraged and despondent is we’re shocked when something bad happens. We say, ‘This isn’t how it’s supposed to... read more »

the joy of sex

Posted by mike wittmer on October 7th, 2010 | 11 responses

The women’s fashion and lifestyle magazine in my mechanic’s office flaunted numerous articles about sex. One story, meant to be especially titillating, recounted the exploits of men who made love to multiple... read more »

designed for relationship

Posted by sheridan voysey on October 6th, 2010 | 7 responses

Human beings are mysteriously designed for relationship. Isolate someone in a room and eventually he or she will become stressed, and confused, and their sleep will be disturbed. The chronically isolated person will become... read more »