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"The African Queen": Divine Intervention
The movie The African Queen tells the story of Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), a hard-drinker who runs a small steamboat through the shallow rivers ...
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Suffering Makes God Known to Us
The fundamental lesson of the book of Job, like that of the Bible as a whole, is quite simple: our sole hope and only anchor in the midst of suffering ...
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Abortion Linked to Depression
The British Medical Journal (1-19-02) reported that women who abort a first pregnancy are at greater risk of subsequent long-term clinical depression ...
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Death without Hope
Philip Yancey describes a unique funeral custom conducted by African Muslims. Close family and friends circle the casket and quietly gaze at the corpse. ...
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Charles Schulz: Lover of Losers
With the death of "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz, many commented on his ability to reflect on the sadnesses of real life through the experiences ...
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Stolen Dreams
Larry Carter, president of Great Lakes Christian College, tells the following true story:
I remember when I was a kid, some 40 years ago, playing on a ...
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Jesus Gives Us Dreams
I work with inner-city kids, and the society hasn't beaten them down yet. I deal with African-American kids and Latino kids on the streets of Philadelphia. ...
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The Despair of William Cowper
William Cowper (1731-1800)
Despite recurring mental illness, he wrote hymns on God's providence.
William Cowper's poetic achievements are remarkable ...
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Eeyores in the Congregation
Many of us think fondly of that dismal, old grey donkey Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh children's books by A.A. Milne. While lovable and secretly goodhearted, ...
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A Pessimistic Compliment
Donn Moomaw is sort of a larger-than-life person, so he has a lot of larger-than-life stories that are really funny. This is true. When he was preaching ...
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