When you hear free music download, don’t think pirated. Think Painted Red—the newest album by Christian singer and songwriter, JJ...
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When Josh Bowers graduated from high school, he dreamed of going to med school to become an orthopedic surgeon. But...
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Everyone has a story. The woman you pass on the street. A man waiting at a bus stop. The janitor...
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We all face big decisions—what to do for a living, who to marry, which car freshener to pick. These are...
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If asked to define faith, I’d probably give the most common textbook Christian response from Hebrews 11:1: Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

Lately I’ve been thinking about what that statement means practically. A few days...
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I have a friend who’s been looking for an apartment. So when we heard about one available for only $250 a month all utilities included, we went to see it. If you’re thinking $250 a month rent is too good to be true, you’re right.

We got...
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As I walked away from a giant flea market held at the state fairgrounds last weekend, all I could think was, “Why do I come to these things?”

I was carrying a children’s book called Tim and His Train (Yes, I bought it just because of the...
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Someone told me today that Bob the Builder, the popular television show geared toward preschoolers, has gone green. Sure enough, with a little research, I found out that Bob left Bobsville for a series of episodes to build an eco-village called Sunflower Valley. The sustainable village features solar and wind...
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No matter how removed we feel from Wall Street, the current U.S. credit crisis is bound to impact us down the road in one way or another. Although I’m not invested in the stock market, for example, I do enjoy an occasional Krispy Kreme doughnut.

I read...
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You know the feeling when you think you absolutely have to get something in the mail before the post office closes at 5 p.m. and you don’t think you’re going to make it? If you’re anything like me, you panic. You grab the papers, shove them in an envelope, run...
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I specifically remember the first time I read Psalm 139. I mean the first time I really read it and really understood what it meant. “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the...
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When I was little, my dad told me that every day he prays Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” I always thought that was a little strange because it doesn’t sound much like a prayer. It sounds...
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In the Bible, Paul describes our bodies as earthly tents. I’ve gone camping a few times, and one thing I’ve learned is that tents do not make a very good permanent dwelling. A word of advice: If you’re ever camping in the Badlands in South Dakota, don’t bring an extra-large...
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I just got back from buying a wedding gift at Target. It was supposed to be a quick trip. I figured it would take about 15 minutes to go in, print off the gift registry list, choose something off it, buy it, and get out. But 45 minutes after I...
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In 1 Peter 1:3-5, Peter writes, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in...
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I'm really not that interested in sports. So why I'm talking about sports in two blog posts in a row, I'm not sure. But here goes.

I played football in seventh and eighth grade, and I hated every minute of it. I hated the pads, the...
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I’m probably one of the most unathletic people you’ll ever meet. I already had that figured out way back in my little league baseball days. How many little leaguers do you know who were told by their coach never to swing at the ball? “Just squat down as low as...
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