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Bag Full of Wicked Things

In early February, a sheriff's officer clocked a 2020 grey Kia sedan cruising at a brisk pace of 95 miles per hour on Interstate 10 through Florida’s panhandle. The two men, in their mid 30’s, were driving bac...

What Empowered the Bang?

Once asked what he planned to say when he died and stood before God, the prominent anti-theist Richard Dawkins responded "I will say 'Sir, why have you hidden yourself so well?'” But has he really? Scriptur...

Part of Our Unit

In his book, The Body Keeps the Score, renowned trauma expert, Bessel van der Kolk, offers a bold paradigm for dealing with trauma. Throughout his professional career, van der Kolk has worked closely treating ...

Obedience

Paul Michael Vacca

Sami Jo was a missionary to Cambodia. She lived in a hut in Thailand next to the DMZ. She was a skilled and highly educated physical therapist and used her ability to work with soldiers who had lost limbs in t...

A Genius Courage: The Green Book and the Good Book

The movie The Green Book tells the true story of Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class black pianist living in a sweet at Carnegie Hall. Dr. Shirley plans a trip out away from the safety of his Manhattan residence int...

Highest Hope for a Living

The song “High Hopes” is an upbeat anthem about a deeply held belief of the band “Panic! At the Disco.” It is a belief that they would someday “make it.” And so they have. The song has peaked at No. 5 on Billbo...

Stan Lee

Since 1939, Stan Lee has been responsible for creating or co-creating some of the world’s most popular superheroes. His super-human imagination gave birth to Black Panther, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man...

The Ones You Can Save

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. (Matthew 10:14) It seems that we are conditioned to notice losses more than ga...

Make It Count for More

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16) The whole is almost always worth more than its component pieces. I...

An Inspiring Heart

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.'' (Luke 6:38) From a ver...