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Jan 18, 2012
Community Post: You Be Jesus
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So what is a high calling anyway? Do we find it only near the baptismal font or on the missionary field? We know better. Our calling is right here, where we are. Do we see it, though? Jennifer... Read More + |
May 27, 2011
Tim McGuire
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Tim McGuire was editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. When he retired, he overheard someone trying to explain what he intended to do next. A friend said, “Tim’s going to write about... Read More + |
Aug 15, 2010
A Real Pro
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Can you imagine a pro athlete who would knowingly disqualify himself from a full year of competition? I'm thinking of a pro golfer who did just that: J. P. Hayes. The Q-School is where golfers... Read More + |
Aug 3, 2010
Holy Ground
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Many years ago, my wife and I hired a carpenter to build an addition on our two-bedroom house. One hot afternoon, Bill was on the roof laying new shingles. His hammer echoed throughout the... Read More + |
Aug 3, 2010
Garbage Man
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David Magallanez collects trash. No, he isn't some artistic bon vivant turning trash into treasure. He clears away other people's refuse on a daily garbage run in San Antonio. And he loves his... Read More + |
Sep 1, 2009
Holiness of Daily Tasks
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Joy was two and I was twenty-eight when I taught her in Sunday school. Having recently been potty-trained, Joy pranced proudly down the hall to the bathroom. When she stood on the stool to wash... Read More + |
Nov 4, 2008
Truman's Job Description
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In 1948, when President Harry Truman ran for re-election, he faced opposition within his own party. Why? After World War II, many brave black veterans struggled to find acceptance in their own... Read More + |
Jul 29, 2008
God Calls Himself Light
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In his book, More Than Meets The Eye [1], Dr. Richard A. Swenson observes: "Light consists of tiny packages of energy, called photons. If we could study one as it leaves the sun, then capture it... Read More + |
May 20, 2008
The Call that Doesn’t Come
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"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest... Read More + |
Mar 11, 2008
Retirement Consultant
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Ted Benna is a retirement consultant who spends most of his time reading the Tax Code. His job is as tedious as it sounds, but because Ted stayed with it, he found an obscure change in... Read More + |
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Add to the Beauty
During the past several days, I have been reflecting on various implications of a passage in Ezekiel 41 in which God reveals his plans for beautiful decorations of the temple in Jerusalem. I began... Read More +
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