by Fred Walter Donald had seen his marriage disintegrate in a matter of months. His wife said she no longer loved him. Though Donald was a church-goer, this news was too much. He began to spend more and more time in bars after work. He dragged himself home inebriated nearly every night. And it…
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Why Believe
All or nothing. by Desmond Ford The Frenchman, Blaise Pascal, was a genius. He invented and sold the first calculating machine, a forerunner of the computer. He also planned the public transportation system for Paris. He was a wonderful man, but died aged 39. He wore himself out with think ing, I think. Pascal…
When You Feel Far Away From God
In a life of faith, looks can be deceiving. by Dianne E. Butts “If you feel far away from God, guess who moved!” I read the one-liner in a magazine and chuckled. But later I questioned its wisdom. How many times have I felt so close to God one day, but so far from…
When Nothing is Going On
by J. Grant Swank Jr. How many times in life do you sit yourself down and say, “Nothing is happening. Maybe God forgot to punch in today.” Oh really? Jail and tragedy Go figure, as the teens say today. Go figure what happened with Joe seated in Egypt’s jail house cell. Nothing was going…
Those Who Dream Most Live Most
A way to start the new year, new century,and new millennium off right. by Trey Graham Dreams . . . the medal to be won, the road up ahead, the ideal of the young, and the passion of the aged. Dreams . . . heavenly thoughts for earthly minds. Some of us see dreams…
The Safest Place in the World
Finding our true security. by Trey Graham In the summer of 1994, I visited the safest place in the United States. I can honestly say I stood in the most protected room in this entire nation. During one of my visits to Washington, D.C., another Army officer, assigned to the White House military office,…
The Power of Forgiveness
When you hold on to a grudge, who really suffers? by Heather Carr In October 2006 the Amish community in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, dealt with the fatal shooting of five young girls in a one-room schoolhouse. Many of us looked on in wonder as this community forgave the shooter and embraced his family. The…
The End of the War
by Robert B. Robeson I had 30 seconds to make a life-or-death decision. And I made the wrong choice. How can I describe how it feels to know you have caused someone’s death — though you did so mistakenly? The work of war Da Nang, South Vietnam. Early 1970. It had been a typical…
The Character Crunch
Greatness is tied to goodness. by Mary Ann Diorio, Ph.D. If moral turbulence could be measured on the Richter scale, then the “soulquake” currently taking place in our country would warrant a solid ten. Although many factors have contributed to this moral shaking, at the core of it lies a radical failure in character….
Stopping the Show
From merely surviving to thriving by design. by Karla Kassebaum I’m a grown-up PK. A preacher’s kid. You know, one of those kids who perform at church like an acrobat in a circus — all eyes waiting for me to slip, miss a bar, or lose my grip, and fall right on my face….