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Buried Value
While we all understand the idea of burying something valuable for safekeeping, we also might understand the concept of knowing a field has value for a particular reason and doing ...
Higher Power
In the United States, when a leader is sworn into public office, they often place a hand on the Bible as they take their oath. When they do so, they’re ...
Christ Defanged Death
If you remove the venom and fangs from a snake, you remove the pain and danger from its bite. A previously deadly snake would no longer scare you if you ...
The Inner Change
“He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and we’re the guests. We’ve got ...
Essentials
How important is flour to making cookies? As we talk about the essentials of the Christian faith, none can be more important than Christ’s death and resurrection. You can have ...
Waiting For Christ
In his poem “Celebrating Advent Means Knowing How to Wait,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer describes Mary as one person who knew what it was like to feel both the excitement of preparation ...
A David and Goliath Story
“Do you believe in miracles?!” sports broadcaster Al Michaels yelled in the infamous 1980 men’s hockey match between the US and the Soviet Union men’s hockey teams. It was a ...
Consider the history of Disneyland and its level of detail, its way of viewing the world, and its use of fantasy. All of these aspects reveal the character (or at ...
Old But Cool
Some of the best things are treasured things from the past. To quote the famed animated character Wreck-It Ralph, “retro means old but cool” (Wreck-It Ralph, directed by Rich Moore, ...
His Rescue Mission
In World War II, Allied soldiers stormed camps and battlefields to rescue prisoners who were utterly unable to save themselves. Stephen Ambrose recounts the courage and sacrifice required to liberate ...
True Sacrifice
When the Titanic began to sink in 1912, lifeboats were launched with the rule “women and children first.” Many men willingly stepped back, knowing there were not enough seats and that doing ...
God Has Prepared Your Seat
In The Disappearing Seat, Elita struggles with confidence and in not comparing her life to others who seem to have it better. She is reminded by her friend that when ...