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Jesus and the Rohingya Refugees

May 29, 2015

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Imagine being stranded at sea for more than a month without food and water. Packed into boats with hundreds of others, and with dwindling supplies, you have to drink urine in order to survive. The dead are thrown overboard. That is exactly what some 2,000 refugees are facing in the Bay of Bengal now.

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ODJ: beware kitsch Jesus

May 29, 2015

Kitsch Jesus” is very popular. In paintings and posters he’s portrayed as having straight teeth, perfect skin, bright blue eyes and long, flowing hair. He’s often in soft focus, sitting in a peaceful sunlit field and is almost always gazing lovingly at the lamb he cradles in his arms. “Kitsch Jesus” wears long, white robes even when he’s painted in a modern sett

ODB: Mysterious Ways

May 29, 2015

When my son began attending Chinese language classes, I marveled at the papers he brought home after his first session. As a native English speaker, it was difficult for me to understand how the written characters related to the spoken words. The language seemed incredibly complex to me—almost incomprehensible.Sometimes I feel the same sense of bewilderment when I consider the way God operates.

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Why I’ve Always Loved Superheroes

May 28, 2015

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Written By Desiree U. Angeles, Philippines Growing up, I was…

ODJ: saying no to God

May 28, 2015

Jane was reflecting on the weekend women’s conference. Surrounded by women who had been through similar difficult circumstances, she noticed that they were now free and thriving while she was still stuck in a cycle of discontent. The Scriptures shared had implored her to do the same things as the other women. But while they had said “yes” to God, she had said “no”.Jon

ODB: I’m Stumped

May 28, 2015

The riddle stumped me: What is greater than God—and more evil than the devil? The poor have it. The rich need it. And if you eat it you will die.I missed the solution by allowing my mind to be distracted from the obvious answer: “Nothing.”That riddle reminds me of another test of wits that would have been far more difficult to solve when it was originally posed. An ancient wise man named Agu