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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

What Does Your Internet Trail Say About You?

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In his book The Next Story Tim Challies writes: In 2006, America Online made an epic misjudgment. As part of a research project … the co...
Monday, February 10, 2014

When She Opened the Door

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Life-changing encounters often come unexpectedly by Gordon MacDonald It was 50 years ago this month that a mentor-friend said to me ...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Howard Stern Searches for His Father's Approval

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In an interview that aired January 18, 2011 on Piers Morgan Tonight, host Piers Morgan interviewed shock-jock Howard Stern. At one point in ...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

We All Need Others to Help Us Succeed

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In his book Outliers , Malcolm Gladwell tells the strange story of Christopher Langan, a genius with a staggering IQ of 195. (For some persp...
Friday, February 07, 2014

John Perkins Reflects on the Uselessness of Fame

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According to author and theologian Paul Metzger, one of his greatest living heroes is John Perkins, an African American Christian leader fr...
Thursday, February 06, 2014

Farm Workers Treat Their Manager and Fellow-employee to a Feast

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For the past few years my friend Chris has worked for a nursery farm on Long Island. During the height of the growing season, about 28 other...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Whining Cats Illustrate Our Disobedience

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The cats in my house sure live a cushy life. Recently, as my cats watched beautiful snowflakes falling from above, they wanted to go outside...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Bride and Best Man Jump into the Ocean to Save a Life

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In November 2010, a wedding party in Glenelg, Australia, was unexpectedly called into action right after the wedding ceremony. While they we...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Os Guinness Discovers God's Call

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In the early days of his Christian life, Os Guinness believed that he had to prove his commitment to Christ by becoming a minister or missi...
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Husband and Father, teacher and student of life, love, philosophy, spirituality. Seeking to be an authentic follower of Jesus in a hectic world, in community with others.
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