Monthly Archives: October 2011

50/50 and Courageous

Posted on October 30, 2011 by wordvessel

I would like to juxtapose two movies that I watched earlier this month. Both had solid plotlines that connect with life as a 21st century human being. They also focus on the good men in our society, an often overlooked population. … Continue reading →

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One Grain of Sand

Posted on October 23, 2011 by wordvessel

Last week there was a video on AOL News of a two-year old Chinese girl being run over by two different vans, while at least a dozen people passed by, completely ignoring her flailing, dying form. Eventually someone informed her … Continue reading →

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Useless?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by wordvessel

This past week I had a touching encounter with a friend. We happened to cross paths when she was feeling very blue and soon she blurted out her heart’s burdens to me. I will quote as best as I can: … Continue reading →

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Gimme! Gimme!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by wordvessel

I have a little story to share: Once upon a time there was a neighborhood with several children residing in it. Jimmy was an industrious little boy who wanted to earn a few dollars  and he experimented with a variety … Continue reading →

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Messiness

Posted on October 6, 2011 by wordvessel

This is an excerpt from the book Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman, pages 131-132: “As one observer aptly put it, ‘If God wants [the Bible] to be a book that interests and challenges people around the globe for their whole … Continue reading →

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Good Grief

Posted on October 2, 2011 by wordvessel

Loss, on a varying scale, is a daily occurrence in the routine of mankind. In a single day we can hear of everything from deaths in the thousands because of a natural disaster to the discovery of the body of a … Continue reading →

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