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pandora?

Posted by marvin williams on April 4th, 2013 | one response

Pandora is one of the musical marvels of the Internet age. It’s an algorithm-based website that allows you to listen to any musical artists, bands, and songs that you like. By each song, you can click a “thumbs up” or... read more »

why the Bible matters

Posted by tom felten on March 27th, 2013 | 13 responses

In his article Does the Bible Matter in the 21st Century? author Vishal Mangalwadi lifts up the inestimable worth of God’s Word. He also notes that bad things happen when a country chooses to ignore the Bible’s wisdom.... read more »

rebuilding the altar

Posted by K. T. Sim on January 21st, 2013 | 4 responses

Each New Year promises the opportunity to start afresh—the prospect of a new beginning. The Israelites had been a rebellious and disobedient people. After 70 years of exile, they were allowed to return home to Judea. They... read more »

the shrinking self

Posted by winn collier on January 6th, 2013 | 2 responses

My boys like to play tag. For the moment I can still outrun them. One of our favorite spots to play is a green space in our neighborhood. It’s an odd-shaped, grassy lot that narrows on both ends. My boys have the habit of... read more »

a king born for all

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 25th, 2012 | 7 responses

Scene one: A stable in Bethlehem, Judea. There, a group of shepherds kneel before a baby sleeping in a feeding trough (Luke 2:8-20). The society of the day despises these grimy, unclean shepherds, and they can’t believe... read more »

queen for a day

Posted by roxanne robbins on November 22nd, 2012 | 3 responses

Following a meeting at Mildmay Uganda—a specialized center that provides holistic outpatient care for HIV and AIDS patients—I was summoned by Mildmay’s public relations director. “We are welcoming the Queen of... read more »

a wonder

Posted by regina franklin on October 20th, 2012 | 3 responses

Several years ago, my family and I were able to travel to the sunny state of Arizona in the US. Unforgettable, the land revealed its varied wonders—from the intricate architecture of early Native Americans to the... read more »

listening walk

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on October 12th, 2012 | 4 responses

One day my son Alex and I took a “listening walk” around our neighborhood. We circled the block in silence and then settled on the front step of our house to name the sounds we heard. I mentioned geese honking and the... read more »

where we go

Posted by tom felten on September 30th, 2012 | 9 responses

In November 2011, a football stadium filled with more than 100,000 fans went silent. In the middle of the field, prior to the game, both university teams were kneeling with heads bowed. In the middle of the crowd, an... read more »

what’s your passion?

Posted by mike wittmer on September 28th, 2012 | 7 responses

When asked what my seminary students are passionate about, I immediately ticked off a few issues of social justice—the plight of the poor, the rights of minorities, and ending slavery and sex trafficking. And then it... read more »