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forever sacrifice

by tom felten on May 2nd, 2013 | 7 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 ill-fated attempt to be the first team to reach the summit. In one powerful... read more »

the critical move

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 me till the end is The Sixth Sense. The big move was a therapist who started... read more »

rescued from darkness

by sheridan voysey on March 26th, 2013 | 9 responses
In Clint Eastwood’s movie Gran Torino, Walt Kowalski is a cranky Korean War vet disgusted by the gangs now running his neighborhood. He gets to know Thao, a teenager living next door, after catching him trying to steal his Gran Torino car—an act forced onto the young man by a local gang. Thao... read more »

wounded

by regina franklin on March 10th, 2013 | no responses
My daughter consistently teaches me that perspective is everything when it comes to relationships. Watching her navigate the ins and outs of adolescence, I see a mirror for my own misunderstandings —what I hear is not always what was intended. She finds it easy to understand the heart behind the... read more »

the God who suffered

by winn collier on February 20th, 2013 | 9 responses
People tell me that you can turn any smoothie or shake into a snack loaded with vitamins and antioxidants. The idea is to sneak vegetables (spinach, cauliflower, kale, beets, or other healthy veggies) into the beverages of unsuspecting drinkers. They think they’re only imbibing their mango and... read more »

obsession

by tom felten on September 14th, 2012 | one response
Return me to the cross and let me be completely lost in the wonder of the love that You’ve shown me. This is everything I want. This is everything I need. I want this to be my one consuming passion, everything my heart desires. Lord, I want it all to be for You, Jesus. Be my magnificent... read more »

revised living

by regina franklin on August 30th, 2012 | 11 responses
I have a somewhat obsessive behavior when it comes to writing down anything lengthy on paper. I hate making a mistake. Fighting the compulsion to rewrite every word (rather than scratching out a few errors), I endure the look of a messy page. Lately, I’ve been wrestling with the desire to... read more »

miraculous love

by pohfangchia on August 23rd, 2012 | 2 responses
Hymnwriter Edwin Hodder wrote, “Thy Word is like a deep, deep mine; and jewels rich and rare are hidden in its mighty depths for every searcher there.” Let’s dip deeply into God’s Word today as we consider Jesus’ first miracle (John 2:11). He turned water into wine at Cana, setting His... read more »

Jesus peace

by winn collier on May 29th, 2012 | 5 responses
It was dark. The garden was dark. The mood was dark. Jesus had risen, but the Light hadn’t flooded in . . . not yet. John and Peter had seen an empty tomb, and in it they found only folded grave clothes. The one who actually claimed to have seen Jesus was Mary Magdalene. Most of the disciples must... read more »

sin management

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 vital detail: Raccoons are felons in fur. And the scene of the crime was our... read more »
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