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The missing ‘why?’

From the little I know of him, I’m pretty sure Isaiah Austin would tell you that if not for the big “why” in his life — if his was just the story of a guy persevering through trials — then it would really be a pretty sad story, and not one worth hearing about.

Life After Death Row

It was a mere 100-foot walk from Greg Wilhoit’s cell to the death chamber. When he first arrived, more than a decade had passed since anyone had gone there. But that was soon to change. One night in 1990, with Wilhoit looking on from his cell, one of his fellow inmates made the walk — the first to do so since Oklahoma lifted its moratorium on executions.

God Calls Us to the Deep End

Dan was telling us this past Sunday how he remembered learning to swim as a boy at the home of his neighbor, Jim O’Hare. Dan’s father, Bob, spent hours trying to get Dan to jump into his arms and trust him – which Dan could never do. Finally, Bob got him up on his shoulders…