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May 21, 2012

Posted by Today's Conversation on May 21st, 2012 | one response

What does your church do in effectively ministering to single young adults? ... read more »

betrayed by a friend

Posted by Jeff Olson on May 20th, 2012 | one response

One of the most heart-wrenching scenes in the movie Braveheart occurs when William Wallace realizes his countryman, Robert the Bruce, has betrayed him by secretly aligning with the English at the Battle of Falkirk. Wallace,... read more »

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 »

highly contagious

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on May 17th, 2012 | 9 responses

I rolled up my sleeve and looked away. The injection of immunoglobulin was going to sting, and I knew it. I knew, however, that it could prevent a battle with Hepatitis A. One of my family members had been exposed to the... read more »

hypocrisy & idolatry

Posted by an odj community member on May 15th, 2012 | 2 responses

This morning in my Bible reading I read in Romans where it is talking about hypocrites. This is something that always hits me. I never, ever want to be a hypocrite. I want to practice what I preach. “You who say that... read more »

meaning of life

Posted by sheridan voysey on May 15th, 2012 | 7 responses

“The meaning of your life is the meaning you give it,” writes philosopher A. C. Grayling in his book Thinking of Answers. He suggests trying to create meaning in our lives through the pursuit of relationships and... read more »

what does love require of me?

Posted by an odj community member on May 14th, 2012 | one response

“In every dealing with someone, before every statement or response to anyone, a follower of Jesus, a disciple, should ask themselves first: ‘What does love require of me?’” —Andy Stanley If we ask this question... read more »

mothers R they – Mother’s Day 2012

Posted by an odj community member on May 11th, 2012 | no responses

We consumed whatever they consumed, our places in their lives, we assumed; from day to night, night till day, our nursing mothers are they. In sickness or in good health, their love and care are our wealth; their legacies... read more »

what will your story be?

Posted by an odj community member on May 10th, 2012 | one response

“A good name is better than a good ointment, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1). I read this today during my quiet time with God. As I read it, the power of... read more »

you choose Q: marrying a divorced man. is it a sin?

Posted by an odj community member on May 9th, 2012 | no responses

Q: Marrying a divorced man. Is it a sin? —Lucy A: God intended marriage to be a lifelong union between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24; Malachi 2:14-16; Mark 10:6-9). The marriage bond is to be broken only by death... read more »