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Do You Read Your Bible For Fun?

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I spent the whole of November immersed in the countryside of Western Australia with my family. We brought no work along—no revision (for the kids), no prep, teaching or writing (for my husband and me).

Eugene Wee: To Reach the Poor, He became Poor

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Would you bear eating your deceased pet dog instead of burying it? That was one of the hard decisions Singaporean Eugene Wee, 35, had to make while living among the Hmong, an ethnic minority in Phetchabun, a province in northern Thailand, sometime in 2008.

I Want a Comfortable Life—Anything Wrong?

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What is a comfortable life? Is it having just enough to live, a little bit more than enough, or much more than you need? Over the years, the definition of a comfortable life has changed.

Editor’s Picks: Top 5 Articles | Giving

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In a matter of weeks—or even days—streets will be lined with dazzling displays, shops will be brimming with holiday gifts and Christmas carols will reverberate through the air. For many of us, it’s a welcome change.
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Why did God Create a World that He Knew was Going to Go Wrong eventually?

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When God created the heavens, the earth and everything else, it was all perfect. Why did He create a world that He knew would eventually go wrong?

Editor’s Picks: Top 3 Articles | Idealism

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“If only we had this or that.” How many times does that thought cross our minds every day?

Editor’s Picks: Top 3 Articles | Choices

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We are surrounded by a plethora of choices every single day. What to eat, what to wear, where to go, what to do, and how to do it.

Why We May All be Guilty of Racism

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Last week, a friend of our family was walking with his wife in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago when he was attacked by a gang of young men and badly beaten. He ended up spending the night in the hospital with several cracked bones in his face and other assorted cuts and bruises.

Editor’s Picks: Top 3 Articles | Social Issues

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It's impossible to turn a blind eye to the social issues happening all around us. For centuries, societies have had to deal with perennial issues like unemployment, crime and violence, and poverty.