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Amish Community Mourns Attacker

On the morning of October 2, 2006, a troubled milkman named Charles Carl Roberts barricaded himself inside the West Nickel Mine Amish School, ultimately ...


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Wife Learns Marriage Lessons from Animal Trainers

Amy Sutherland communicates some interesting ideas about husbands and wives in an article she wrote for the New York Times called, "What Shamu Taught ...


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Our Light Doesn't Compare with God's

Mark McMinn makes the following observation in his book, Why Sin Matters:

When we see ourselves as "pretty good," we misunderstand the gravity ...

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Desert Father on Self-examination

They who are conscious of their own sins have no eyes for the sins of their neighbors.

—Abbot Moses (10th century)


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"Hello, My Name Is Scott"

While some might find wearing a nametag to be a temporary annoyance, Scott Ginsburg has worn a nametag all day, every day since November 2, 2000. Scott's ...


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Abused Woman Discovers God’s Love

In his book Jesus in the Margins, Rick McKinley shares stories of people who have experienced difficulty in life’s journey. One of those stories ...


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Adopted Orphan Given a New Life

Joyce Daugherty, a member of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, traveled to an orphanage in Donetsk, Ukraine, and it was there that she ...


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Joni Eareckson Tada's Wedding Day

Joni Eareckson Tada, who was paralyzed in a diving accident as a teenager, draws parallels between her wedding day, and Christ's love for his church. ...


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Father Expresses Love to Alcoholic Son

In his book, Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller shares a story of how he helped a friend whose alcoholism was destroying his life:

Last year, ...

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Prisoners Find Liberation Hard to Accept

In his book Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides tells the story of a dramatic mission during World War II. On January 28th, 1945, 121 hand-selected Army Rangers ...


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