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Often the Alpine hunter, when pursuing the antelope, will leap from crag to crag, will wear out the live-long day, will spend the night upon the mountain’s cold brow. He then descends to the valleys and up again to the hills as though he could never tire, and could never rest until he has found his prey.…

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is known for commenting and lightening the mood around serious topics. Most of the time their humor is well received and lighthearted, however, in the fall of 2018, a cast member made fun of Congressman elect Dan Crenshaw. Congressman Crenshaw is a war hero and was a member…

North and South Korea agreed to allow some families to meet with family members who were separated at the end of the Korean War in 1953. Eighty-nine South Koreans traveled into the North for the reunion. 92-year-old Lee Keum-seom embraced her North Korean son, 71-year-old Ri Sand Chol. He showed his…

The film “Do the Right Thing” shows varying degrees of racism and hypocrisy in relationships. The film has several ethnicities within a small area along a time line of one day. Instead of showing the racism of one group; it shows the racism of several: the white against the black; the black against the…

While protests filled the streets of many cities in the United States, a peaceful movement began on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee centering on prayer and worship. The initiative began when 1,000 churches partnered for thirty days of prayer and fasting for the city. Organizers had a vision of bringing…

Despite what they read in the Bible, a new Barna study suggests many Christians find it hard to forgive. The study found that 23% of Christians identified someone they could not forgive, and 27% said they knew someone they did not want to forgive. 15% of respondents said they had not offered unconditional…

During the heated rhetoric, protests, and counter demonstrations on their University Campus, the University of California at Berkeley set up a tent for the two sides to communicate and find common ground. During one session, passions began to run high until a fistfight broke out and almost knocked over…

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In 1960, Bernard Schermerhorn bowed to peer pressure and went along with a friend to steal change from several newspaper racks and then dump then over. Now, 54 years later, Schermerhorn has sent a letter to the Florida newspaper apologizing for the deed and including a check for $200 to cover the damages.…

The current president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan urged local Nigerian politicians in the country “to imbibe the habit of forgiveness and reconciliation in the interest of national development.” He noted that forgiveness is one of the “secrets of success by any leader… [and] a leader should have a natural…

Bobby Petrino was involved in a College Football scandal in April 2012, while he was the head coach at the University of Arkansas he had an affair with an employee. The University tried to erase the black eye by terminating Petrino. Eight months later, Western Kentucky University announced him as their…

In Flickering Pixels, Shane Hipps writes, “Reconciliation comes in the context of clear communication, meaningful listening, shared understandings, civility, openness, and a lot of patience.” -- Flickering Pixels, 118 Matthew 18:15-17 (CEV) “ If one of my followers sins against you, go and point out…

In Caring Enough to Confront, David Augsberger writes, “Nothing ends blaming games like the recognition that the blame, if properly scored, is most often 50-50.” - Caring Enough to Confront, Kindle Loc. 1213 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Luke 6:37 (CEV) “Jesus said: Don't judge others, and God won't…

The New York Library Society recently hosted a ceremony in which a long overdue book was returned 221 years late. The Society announced that while restoring their ledgers dating between 1789 and 1792, they discovered that President George Washington had checked out a copy of “The Law Of Nations’ by Erner…

In Vallejo, CA during the spring of 2011, Native Americans camped, without a permit on a 15-acre Glen Cove site managed by the greater Vallejo recreation district. They also used fire pits, without a permit. However, the park officials decided not to cite them for trespass, though they warned the handful…

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and…

RECONCILIATION The Collegiate Church, a collection of four congregations in New York, apologized for the part they played in the displacement of the Lenape Indian tribe 400 years ago. In a reconciliation ceremony, representatives of both groups exchanged wampum and music. Individuals of the Lenape tribe…

RECONCILIATION As we sat waiting for the traffic light's permission to proceed, my son once again asked when I would fix the training wheels on his bicycle. I turned to look at him, saying I would fix them when we got home. Then I added, "But they will be different than what you are used to." With that…

In his book “Chasing Daylight,” Pastor and author Erwin McManus challenges believers to actively engage the task we have been given. McManus asks, “..What would happen if we changed our thinking? If we heard the first word of Jesus in His Great Commission, Go, as all the permission we needed to do the…

Authorities arrested a 29-year-old Florida woman after she allegedly used a stun gun on a woman who tried to hug her Christmas night. Authorities jailed Deborah Downing on charges of aggravated battery after she reportedly used a stun gun on a friend attempting to offer a Christmas greeting. Authorities…

When Leonardo da Vinci was painting the Last Supper, he had an intense, bitter argument with a fellow painter. Leonardo was so enraged that he decided to paint the face of his enemy into the face of Judas. That way the hated painter’s face would be preserved for ages in the face of the betraying disciple.…

RECONCILIATION In the motion picture Bride Wars, Liv and Emma are best friends for life. Since they were young, each has dreamed of an ultimate wedding in New York’s Plaza Hotel, with each serving as the other’s Maid of Honor. Though their lives take different directions, the women stay close friends,…

Mediator "If one man sins against another, God will mediate for him; but if a man sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?" But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for the Lord desired to put them to death. 1 Samuel 2:25 (NASB) Eli, like most fathers, wanted what was best for…

CONFLICT Fights and quarrels are deeply rooted in our human nature. Every now and then, I stick my head into the preschool room and watch our little one's play during Sunday School. One minute, two children will be sitting next to one another, content with their toys. The next, one of them will be trying…

GOD’S LAW The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down that state’s “alienation of affection” law stating that “stealing” the love of a married person is an antiquated legal doctrine. The court’s ruling agreed with a woman who had been accused of marital infidelity. The State Supreme Court struck down…