By Betsy Sholl These two poems cannot be found in any of Betsy Sholl’s books, only here and in the magazines listed. THE SEA ITSELF Here, on solid ground, a blue jay lands, beautiful and shrill, looking right at me, banging a seed over and over, as if hell never get it rightanother creature I … Continue reading Two Poems by a Poet Laureate
By Kari Miller I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord. -Hosea 2: 19,20 Every girl longs to hear a man pledge his undying love to her. She longs to know that … Continue reading A True Bride of Christ: A widow’s desperation
By CJ Speelman Continued from My House is Empty, Pt. 1: That night, as I tossed and turned in my own clean bed, wrapped in sheets with a fan keeping me cool, Linda haunted my thoughts. Her hollow, encrusted eyes pierced my conscience, her small, gurgling voice kept saying thank you. I wrestled with myself; … Continue reading My House is Empty, Pt. 2
By Kim Kinsley Wrecked just sent our editor Amanda to Thailand to cover the sex trade there and help prostitutes find better jobs. To give you some perspective, this was written by Kim Kinsley on April 5, 2006 during her trip to Thailand : As we got out of the cab, a blanket of heaviness … Continue reading $1-2 Women
By Deana Hartman “The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?” -Dorothy Day. Right before Christmas last year, FirstLight had an All-Ages Worship focusing on “Finding Hope” during advent. “All -Ages Worship” includes interactive stations for … Continue reading Candles and Revolutions
By Bethany Mahan WRECKED: Where did these photos come from, and what motivated you to take them? Bethany Mahan: I started taking pictures about about six months ago. Ive been working at a ministry for homeless teens and through working with the clients and other team members, the idea of a book was born. I … Continue reading Photos from the Gutter
By Jeff Goins, Editor The God of Intimacy and Action By Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling Campolo and Darling team up in The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice to bring readers the holistic gospel, a union of mystical encounters with Christ and essential action. They point to … Continue reading Book Review: The God of Intimacy and Action
By Lyn Hanush On a 4026.5 mile walking journey that took her from Blaine, Washington, to Key West, Florida, in fourteen-and-a-half-months, Lyn Hanush, a grandmother from Paso Robles, California says she prayed for America and the people she met all along the way. Wrecked had the privilege of interviewing her this week on the book … Continue reading On Prayer Walking Across America
By Narelle Tout Though I produce powerful images and moving artistic statements; If I create without love to touch and point to God it is futile and empty. And though I be a gifted artist, able to render incredible pieces in many mediums; though my art hangs in big important galleries and influences nations, if … Continue reading Love Chapter
By Stephanie Fisk The pioneering spirit leads the adventurous through the wilderness. It beckons to the restless soul. The wanderer finds drive in the vision itself…in the unknown. Risk is not a word that indicates “caution”; instead it screams “you’re heading in the right direction; come just a little closer”. This apostolic spirit plows a … Continue reading Pioneering Spirit