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Sometimes things hide in plain sight. When I was a kid, I never paid much attention to bus stop signs.  I was totally oblivious to their existence. But when I decided to start taking the bus I saw bus stop signs everywhere! When I actually started looking for them, I saw them on the same streets that I walked every day.  They did not suddenly appear. ...

Dr. Jack Kevorkian has been called many things. To some he’s an angel of mercy, to others an angel of death.  I never expected him to be a cynic. Kevorkian is famous for his role in over 130 assisted suicides – a procedure he refers to  as Patholysis.  In an interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta they explained the term: "Path means disease...

Sixteen years old and in need of hope he was a hard-shelled kid from a tumultuous home. He had two brothers, four sisters, and a mom who worked three jobs to keep the family afloat. All he needed was hope. He and his oldest brother came to our student ministries group that Wednesday. On Thursday, he laid down in front of an oncoming train. Powerlessness....

Everyone has "cravings" ... desires and needs that must be fulfilled. If they aren't, then our lives themselves seem unfulfilled. It seems that no matter how much we have, or experience, we always want more. cheaper viagra levitra cialis Maybe these cravings, which can't be satisfied adequately by any of the things in this world, aren't there...

I remember summer afternoons as a child, laying on the grass and watching the clouds. I could see the mansion I would move into when I grew up.  I imagined what my life would be like.  It was absolutely glorious.   Then I grew up and dreaming developed a different perspective.  I no longer took time to dream. As I thought about why, I realized...

Author of Soul Cravings, Erwin McManus, talks about humanity's intrinsic desire to find meaning. (This is Part 2, watch Part 1 here) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChgqoupvMo4&hl=en&fs=1&] For more about Soul Cravings, explore the rest of our site!

The dark side of the search for meaning. Erwin McManus, author of Soul Cravings, speaks about humanity's search for meaning. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuTCW8dWQ84&hl=en&fs=1&] For part two, please click here: Crave Meaning (Part 2)