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excuses

Posted by mike wittmer on May 18th, 2012 | 3 responses

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton had steadily advanced through the ranks of the US Postal Service team, and now he was on the verge of being included on the squad that would race in the Tour de France. All he had to do was take EPO,... read more »

don’t do your math

Posted by pohfangchia on May 12th, 2012 | one response

In the days before the printing press, the Old Testament books were copied by hand. The scribes developed a stringent set of rules to keep errors from occurring. First, they would count all the letters on the page. Then,... read more »

staying grounded

Posted by Jeff Olson on May 11th, 2012 | 5 responses

Best-selling author John Eldredge recently wrote a book about Jesus titled Beautiful Outlaw. One of the things that struck Eldredge as he researched and wrote his new work was noting how grounded Jesus was as a... read more »

beyond the standards

Posted by marvin williams on May 8th, 2012 | 2 responses

In 1957, a remarkable story written by Colonel William Draper appeared in Look magazine. The article was published under the title: “I Fly the President.” Colonel Draper said that worry was his business and US President... read more »

everybody’s doing it

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on May 6th, 2012 | 2 responses

When I joined a popular social media network, it was thrilling to reconnect with friends. We swapped messages and fortified our cyber- connection by joining each other’s causes, comparing quiz results, and exchanging... read more »

sin management

Posted by tim gustafson on May 1st, 2012 | 2 responses

We once lived across the road from Aman Nature Park, which was wonderful—except for the raccoons. Oh sure, they’re fascinating creatures. But the masklike band of black across their eyes should have alerted us to one... read more »

bring it

Posted by tom felten on April 22nd, 2012 | 8 responses

In Isaiah 59 the prophet was bringing it! He was not holding back. All around him, he saw people who were not living in truth (Isaiah 59:15). There was a decided lack of justice and righteousness in his world. Just like you... read more »

good-bye egypt

Posted by pohfangchia on April 21st, 2012 | 3 responses

The Hebrews’ life was literally changed overnight. For generations they had been slaves in Egypt—born as slaves, raised as slaves, and died as slaves. It was beyond their wildest imagination that they would ever be set... read more »

practical holiness

Posted by pohfangchia on April 13th, 2012 | 8 responses

Holiness is perhaps one of the most misunderstood terms of our time. A study by The Barna Group reveals that though the Bible talks a lot about holiness, most people are confused and even apprehensive about what it... read more »

fear

Posted by roxanne robbins on April 10th, 2012 | 3 responses

During my first 3 years in Uganda, I had occasional contact with blood as I held dying children, helped to dress wounds and open tumors, and sought to comfort AIDS and cancer patients. My understanding was that as long as... read more »