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grace from surprising places

by winn collier on May 10th, 2012 | 7 responses
In June 2011, pro hockey player Gilbert Brule was driving in Vancouver with his girlfriend. As they passed two hitchhikers, Brule blurted out, “That’s Bono!” Brule’s girlfriend wasn’t buying it. “I didn’t believe him, so I kept driving.” Brule convinced her to turn around, and indeed... read more »

beyond the standards

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 Eisenhower’s safety was his reward. To achieve that safety, 33 specialists... read more »

sin less

by an odj community member on April 27th, 2012 | one response
I don’t know how easy it for us to truly say, “my sins are forgiven.” I know it took me a very long while, and even now I am still learning. Every single time I sin, I tell myself that I am not worth God’s love and forgiveness, but at the same time I’m reminded not to let Satan use... read more »

real deal

by regina franklin on March 20th, 2012 | 3 responses
Named for its two creators, the Johari Window (named after Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham) presents the four “window panes” of our concept of self: (1) what we and others see; (2) what we see but others do not; (3) what others see but remains unseen to us; (4) what neither we nor others can... read more »

the root of bitterness

by an odj community member on March 1st, 2012 | one response
“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled” (Hebrews 12:15 NASB). Every once in awhile the Lord decides to wake me up in the middle of the night for a conversation. Despite my reminders to Him that... read more »

rejoicing in thorns

by marvin williams on March 1st, 2012 | 4 responses
Amy McDonaugh, a 34-year-old mother of three who is completely blind in her right eye and has severely impaired vision in her left eye, fought off 1,775 competitors to win the Flying Pig Marathon—a popular and enjoyable race. Participating in only her fourth contest, McDonaugh not only beat her... read more »

one lost son

by K. T. Sim on February 23rd, 2012 | 3 responses
This story of the prodigal son is one of the most famous and familiar of Jesus’ parables. And the most personal. For it touches an area that is often the most painful—our children. In the parables of the lost sheep (Luke 15:3-7) and lost coin (Luke 15:8-10), the emphasis is on the lostness and... read more »

firewall

by an odj community member on February 22nd, 2012 | no responses
Hebrews 12:28-29: Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping Him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire. Exodus 3:2-4: There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in... read more »

scandalous grace

by sheridan voysey on February 22nd, 2012 | 10 responses
Imagine you’re a member of an organized crime ring with connections to corrupt city authorities. You discover someone who knows your gang’s every deed. One night you decide to round him up. He has to be silenced. Your thugs bring him to you and you hatch a devious plot. A news conference is held... read more »

you choose Q: “why are people in the church sometimes self-righteous and don’t help the hurting?”

by an odj community member on February 15th, 2012 | 2 responses
Q: Both my sister and I have been hurt by a church we both grew up in. We are church “shopping” right now. Why is it that Christians in the church are so self-righteous and cold to those who are really in need and are hurting from various forms of abuse and recovered addictions?... read more »
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