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Walking The Good Road
Following Jesus: "Creator-Sets-Free"
Aaron Ralston lived for adventure. Athletic and self-sufficient, he often explored the deep and narrow sandstone canyons of Southern Utah’s Canyonlands. One day, as he lowered himself into another remote crag a fleeting thought crossed his mind. Nobody would know where to look for him should something happen to him. As he made his way …
I have a confession to make. I used to be a crook! No, I didn’t rob banks or steal from the poor, but I still was a thief. It happened in my childhood. Two of my neighborhood friends and I figured out that a vending machine that required 50 cents to dispense candy bars also …
Loren Cunnigham is the Founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a worldwide movement of followers of Christ. Recently, he celebrated his 80th birthday. He had an unusual birthday wish! He did not want any items that are usually given for reaching such a milestone. No golden watch or trip around the world for him. …
For someone on the outside looking in, she had it all. Beauty, notoriety, influence, financial security. Millions of people regularly watched her news reports on the national TV show, CBS This Morning. She had won several Emmy Awards for her outstanding work, rubbed shoulders with Presidents, First Ladies, Actors and Musicians and covered human interest …
If we just consider the barrage of (bad) news broadcast daily, we could easily come to the conclusion that history is one catastrophe after another, war after war, disaster after disaster. Injustice leveled upon injustice, people treated as property, robbed of their Creator given rights to live free etc. etc. Viewed like this, history appears …
“I was in my early forties, with a lot of life before me, and a moment came that stopped me on a dime. I spent most of the next days looking at the x-rays…” So begins Tim McGraw’s popular song about dealing with the surprise of sudden bad news and finding oneself at death’s door. …
Growing up, especially during my teenage years, I could have bet with you, hat I was the shyest person on the planet. I felt like a big “L” for “Loser” was stamped on my forehead for everyone to see. Starting a conversation with anyone, especially girls, seemed impossible, and if it happened, my face would …
The origins of this graphic are unknown, but this eagle asks an important question. Watching television news these days makes it quite clear that we are entering the end phase of another election and the attack ads from either political party remind me more of opening season for hunting than honest, constructive discourse. Where is …
The artist places a carefully prepared and kneaded chunk of clay onto his wheel, skillfully centers it, and slowly begins forming it with his wet hands, as the wheel begins turning. The non-descript lump of clay slowly takes shape. The outline of a bowl becomes visible, but faster than the eye can see; one slight …
The doctor entered the room, preparing to give me an exam required by US Immigration authorities. Quickly his questions turned personal. Why was I here, what was my job? I briefly stated that I was working with a Christian non-profit organization seeking to walk with and work among Native people in the area. His reply …
There is quite a bit of talk about several communities around the world where revolutionary, surprising, or as researchers of these phenomena like to describe it “transformational” things occurred! You might not (yet) find information about these communities on CNN, ABC News or other major News Networks, but media outlets located close to these places …
Lately, the airwaves and written media have been buzzing with talk and hopes of change. Politicians make many promises about what they will change in order to attract people to give them their vote. They say it is because, they understand that people are tired of how things are. What they will change exactly, if …
