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forever sacrifice

Posted by tom felten on May 2nd, 2013 | 8 responses

An attempt by climbers in 1936 to scale the north face of the Eiger is depicted in the film North Face. Two German mountain climbers, Toni Kurz and Andi Hinterstoisser, battle the elements and other challenges during their... read more »

the question

Posted by mike wittmer on April 26th, 2013 | 6 responses

Here’s something you will never read in an obituary: “Susan Abernathy is survived by Harold, her husband of 47 years, three children, and six grandchildren. Susan was treasurer of the West Kalloon Realtor’s... read more »

the critical move

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 22nd, 2013 | 8 responses

Mystery novelist Agatha Christie once suggested that the best way to tell a story that will leave an audience guessing to the end is to conceal the “critical move” with a “big move.” A mysterious movie that stumped... read more »

needing God

Posted by tom felten on April 15th, 2013 | 3 responses

When Palestinian Tass Saada was just 17 years old, he joined the Fatah movement in the West Bank. Tass hated Jews and engaged in guerilla warfare against them. He became known as “Butcher” due to the many Israeli... read more »

must-see destinations

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 13th, 2013 | 5 responses

The title of a 2010 LIFE special edition magazine reads: “Heaven on Earth: The World’s Must-See Destinations.” It contains stunning photography of places such as the Grand Canyon, Alaska’s Denali, Petra in Jordan,... read more »

April 8, 2013

Posted by Today's Conversation on April 8th, 2013 | 14 responses

Although we serve a good God, sometimes bad things happen to us. How do you view the hard things in life? ... read more »

short

Posted by Tim Gustafson on April 2nd, 2013 | one response

My friend, now 65, smiled nostalgically as she shared memories of her grandfather’s last year. Born in 1890, he had made this comment at age 94: “I went from the days of horse-and-buggy to a man walking on the moon,”... read more »

a new genesis

Posted by winn collier on March 31st, 2013 | 4 responses

A couple of years ago, as I was driving our son Wyatt to kindergarten, our conversation turned to resurrection. Understandably, Wyatt was perplexed about what it meant and how it worked. Finally, he asked the question for... read more »

pulled from death

Posted by winn collier on March 6th, 2013 | one response

In Luxor, an Egyptian city more than 400 miles south of Cairo, medical professionals pronounced Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi dead. He was only 28 years old, far too young to die of a heart attack. His family took his body home and... read more »

a psalm for the struggle

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on March 3rd, 2013 | no responses

It was the kind of eatery where you stand in line, place your order, and then step aside to wait for your food to appear. After I did just that, a young man took my place in front of the cash register. He ordered his food by... read more »