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September 7, 2010

Learning from Ameenah

I realized that my very elementary understanding of Islam wasn’t nearly enough.

by Kelli Trujillo

I was eating granola in my kitchen when I heard about the first plane. I was driving north on highway 287 in Colorado when I heard about the second. I was pulling into a parking spot when I heard the loud explosion while an NPR reporter was at the Pentagon. I was in the break room with stunned colleagues as we watched the towers fall.

Where were you on 9/11?

The moment you heard, you saw, you grasped what was really happening—it’s indelibly etched into your memory. It altered your view of our country’s “safety.” It gave you nightmares; it caused you to second-guess air travel. And it offered up a very ugly picture to be forever associated with Islam in the minds of many Americans.

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August 30, 2010

Carolyn Arends Worship Webinar

by Ashley Moore

Carolyn Arends answered questions about worship in a one-hour live webinar held on August 26th. She was interviewed by Kyria Editor, Ginger Kolbaba. Carolyn Arends is the author of Wrestling with Angels, as well as a singer/songwriter. Check out her new album, Love Was Here First, or visit her website.

(Please note that you must have Adobe Flash installed to be able to view the webinar, and the file cannot be downloaded to be viewed later.)

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August 24, 2010

Marriage in Real Life

Shaking free from the bonds of expectation

by Bonnie McMaken

I recently started watching Friday Night Lights, a show about the inner workings of a small Texas town and its obsession with football. The show centers on the high school football coach, Eric Taylor and his wife, Tami, as they—sometimes unknowingly—disciple the inhabitants of this small town in football and in life.

I’m only on the first season, but I’m already struck by Eric and Tami’s marriage. In fact, it might be the healthiest portrayal of marriage I’ve seen on TV . . . ever. In a sitcom world of oblivious, lazy husbands and manipulative wives, it’s refreshing to see a marriage in which husband and wife are equally supportive and kind toward each other.

I also appreciate that this fictional couple isn’t romanticized, but they’re healthy. Eric and Tami grapple through issues together. They unpack these worries at the end of the day, giving each other advice and grace as they go. And even in the thick drama of a television show, their lives aren’t flashy. In fact, sometimes the occasional mundane doldrums of marriage are so realistic that I wonder if I’m watching a real couple.

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August 17, 2010

Years of Confusion

How to learn to trust God in the midst of uncertainty

by Gina Rago

The ground starts to shake; parts of the earth are shifting. An earthquake begins to separate the land around you. Bits of the earth are crumbling into the depths of the ground. To the left to the right, behind you, and in front of you is sinking ground. Chaos and destruction is destroying everything around you . . . but the land directly below your feet remains unshaken.

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August 10, 2010

Parable of the Runner

A lesson in finishing well

by Marian Liautaud

Before I registered three months ago for the Chicago Marathon, I could only run 3 miles. This weekend I ran 20! Jesus would have loved marathon training. It’s ripe with potential parables. For instance, if Jesus had been running with us on Saturday, he could have told this story:

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