When my sons were toddlers, they were so easily distracted (look: a squirrel!) that I often knelt down and gently placed my hands on their cheeks to help them listen.
“Look at me,” I’d say,...
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Apr 25, 2013
by Bob Robinson
So, it’s another Monday, and as you hit the snooze button for the second time, you find it hard to get out of bed again to go to an occupation that you find mundane and a waste of your gifts and talents. In this...
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Apr 8, 2013
by denadyer
Emily Freeman of Chatting at the Sky writes, "Could it be possible that your limits--those things you curse and hate and wish were different about yourself--are not holding you back but pointing you forward? It...
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Mar 13, 2013
by Anonymous
When I first stepped foot onto Gordon College’s campus, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of who I was and what I was going to do after college. But after four years of challenging professors, culture-...
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Mar 6, 2013
by Anonymous
I have always felt drawn toward wildlife. As a child, I was enthralled with animals at the zoo, and spent hours gazing at such beautiful creatures. In third grade, my family went on a cruise where I had the opportunity to...
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Feb 22, 2013
by Anonymous
As the plane touched down, I leaned back in my chair and looked out the window. My eyes brimmed with tears. “Liz! We’re here!” Jess grabbed my arm, tears already spilling from her own eyes. “We are...
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Feb 15, 2013
by Anonymous
Recreation, simply put, is the grown-up way of saying “play.”
Play relieves stress, increases physical and mental fitness, and introduces new ways of learning. And the public is becoming more aware of the...
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Nov 1, 2012
by sandrasims
As I child, it was one of the questions I dreaded hearing. Well-meaning aunts, teachers, and perfect strangers all ask children: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I never really had a good answer....
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Oct 12, 2012
by deidra
Part One, Part Two
I've lost track of the days. I keep asking people, "What day is this?" No one has a ready answer, and I'm relieved to know I'm not alone. Time seems to have folded in on itself, and I...
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Oct 5, 2012
by Bob Robinson
“The center of God’s purpose is the Church,” Bill Hybels said. I was attending Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit as a seminary student, and I was so excited about my future career as a pastor. Hybels presented Matthew 16,...
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