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ODJ: the One who confounds

My 11 year old son Wyatt loves to watch some videos called “Minute Physics”. They feature a young, genius professor who answers mind-boggling questions such as “What is dark matter?” and “How does the sun work?”

ODJ: take the next step

Have you felt the crushing weight of despair? Perhaps a performance review was negative, a cancer screening was positive or your spouse wanted a divorce. Suddenly, your life seemed pretty much over.

ODJ: out of sight . . .

Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3 has been a blessing to me, but it’s also slightly confusing. How are we supposed to grasp the full measure of God’s love for us when it’s beyond our ability to understand?

ODJ: He will restore

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The alarm clock rang promptly at 7 in the morning. Sophie woke up with a bad headache, but she thought nothing of it. She pushed away the covers and got out of bed.

ODJ: not far from us

Scientists tell us that the chemical element carbon is the building block of life. Hidden from the naked eye, this vital atom is in everything, from the air we breathe to the food we eat.

ODJ: encouraging words

In the film Saving Mr. Banks, writer Pamela Lyndon (P. L.) Travers reluctantly agrees to allow Walt Disney to bring her beloved character Mary Poppins to the silver screen.

ODJ: unfair and unjust

At a recent kids’ function, I watched two boys play a jousting game on an inflatable ‘fighting’ ring. Each boy was instructed to stand on an inflated pedestal and use an oversized inflatable pole to knock the other off his perch.

ODJ: too much fun?

In the film Ice Age: Continental Drift, many of the creatures are trying to save the world from imminent disaster. Two possums named Crash and Eddie, however, simply engage in fun and games.

ODJ: drawn

After I finished speaking at a church one Sunday on how the cross shows that God can redeem our broken dreams and suffering, a man came up to me wanting to talk.