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Lord, open my eyes

Lord, open my eyes

Faith & Inspiration | Today I saw three cardinals during my morning walk. No, this is not a column about Roman Catholic bishops. The cardinals in question are the avian kind, and they have come to be a part of God’s “love language”

The root of sloppy speech

Faith & Inspiration |  Often in relationships we say sloppy, unhelpful, desire-driven things to one another because there is nothing in the Bible explicitly forbidding it, because…

Seeking true satisfaction

Faith & Inspiration |  I was at the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry on a recent morning, a beehive of industry and intelligence plopped in the middle of a blighted…

Jesus calms the storm.

Mr. Fix-it: Point to the One with power

Faith & Inspiration |  I am a fixer. I have a knack for seeing problems and coming to a quick and ready solution. I enjoy puzzles and love an intellectual challenge. It is the way…

Lesson from a clothes dryer
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Lesson from a clothes dryer

Faith & Inspiration |  Evil is never satisfied, and it has plenty of room for expansion

Spending a day in the Light

Spending a day in the Light

Faith & Inspiration |  “But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible” (Ephesians 5:13). I had a fantasy for Mother’s Day and the Lord graciously made it come…

Saying ‘thank you’ to someone who’s gone

Saying ‘thank you’ to someone who’s gone

Faith & Inspiration |  I needed to be in Washington, D.C., by 10:15 a.m. to make the interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. My flight left in plenty of time from just…

Being persistent in persuading

Being persistent in persuading

Abortion |  PHILADELPHIA—You may have noticed over the past month I have been trying, from different angles, to be as clear as I can, using the measure of gifting God…

We <em>are</em> hypocrites

We are hypocrites

Faith & Inspiration |  According to a new Barna study, 51 percent of Christians have attitudes and actions more like those of the hypocritical, self-righteous Pharisees than of…

Conversations with wisdom
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Conversations with wisdom

Faith & Inspiration |  Your parents can introduce you to her, but you must get to know her yourself

Getting bad to get good

Getting bad to get good

Faith & Inspiration |  Today is day two of the National Football League college draft, the one event in the off-season that grants the greatest ray of hope to struggling teams. In…

The rest of the story
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The rest of the story

Faith & Inspiration |  The church faces another crisis, and another opportunity to rise to the occasion

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