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  • No Ordinary Hero
    Monday, April 13th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     8 Comments

    Last week I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time in years. I love the scene where Indiana Jones discovers where Marion has been taken captive and instead of rescuing her, he leaves her there! It’s a great moment because we all know the hero is supposed to rescue the damsel in …[ read more ]

  • Did He or Didn’t He? He did.
    Saturday, April 11th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     7 Comments

    I once heard a sermon from a minister who was trying to please everyone (never a good idea). This minister was preaching about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and said “There is some controversy over whether or not Jesus ACTUALLY rose from the dead but in the end, it doesn’t really matter. All that matters …[ read more ]

  • A Lethal Weapon Type of Faith
    Thursday, April 9th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     5 Comments

    So, you know the story about the blind men and the elephant where several blind men touch different parts of the elephant and try to describe what an elephant is like? Yeah, OK. So, from one blind man to another, here is part of what I think friendship with God is like. Ever watch the …[ read more ]

  • Powerful Friends
    Tuesday, April 7th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     2 Comments

    I once irritated a very serious Christian. (OK, I’ve irritated more than one serious Christian but let’s just deal with one at a time.) I irritated this brother in Christ by referring to my relationship with God as a friendship. “You shouldn’t be so casual about the Almighty God of the Universe! You need to …[ read more ]

  • Deep Friendship
    Sunday, April 5th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     6 Comments

    So, Friday night I watched an old movie (1998) called Simon Birch, loosely based on the novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany. It’s set in 1964 and it’s about a friendship between Joe, the illegitimate son of a single mom in a small town and Simon, a boy who’s unloved and whose stunted growth leaves …[ read more ]