By Keith Hand The canopy under which I am sitting is camped snuggly against the rocks that prevent the ever charging and retreating waves from engulfing the tourists who stroll past holding hands and stepping politely over the cracks in the sidewalk. The world really is beautiful by the beach. The rhythm of the waves … Continue reading By the Beach
By Hannah Lythe Kari Miller left for Kampala, Uganda in May 2007 hoping to love the poor. She encountered Dorcas Widows Ministry and found a way to love. She has since become incredibly involved in the ministry, starting a school sponsorship program within the ministry, allowing Uganda widows to earn an income through a beaded … Continue reading Caring for Widows: An Interview with Kari Miller (Part 1)
By Morgan McKeown “What does the Lord require of you? To do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” -Micah 6:8 The dust and pollution of the city melted into lush green countryside. Annie and I were in the back of a pickup, watching as we passed flooded fields, houses built … Continue reading Child Labor Issues Hit Home
By Cary Campbell Umhau Give me one good reason that I have to choose either falafel or Tater Tots. Cant we all be friends? When my proper Southern Baptist grandmother acceded to my request and took me to see Hells Angels on Wheels at the movie theater when I was a child, I loved sitting … Continue reading Falafel or Tater Tots: Food and religion
By Lauren Deville When I was younger, I used to collect the jewelry ads in the Sunday paper, and linger in the shop windows of the jewelers at the mall. However, I’ve never actually owned any pieces of the sorts of jewelry I used to pore over and that is because, for one thing, I … Continue reading The Lance
By Naomi Silseth Only once before had I seen eyes filled with such complete hopelessness: in a young Cambodian beggar boy. But now I found myself looking into another pair of large, dark eyes that spoke clearly of her fear and sadness, the hopelessness of certain death. I followed my student Rose as we carefully … Continue reading Eyes Without Hope: Cambodian beggar
By Heather Carney Close your eyes and try to imagine with me: Picture the body of a man. He is no ordinary man, and quite frankly a bit out of order these days… Nose protruding from the top of His head Mouth located on the end of His elbow Feet sticking out of His knees … Continue reading The Jumbled Body of Christ
By Lorie Newman I was raised in a Christian home and have been a believer since I was a small child. I grew up hearing about how Jesus Christ gave his life for mine to ransom and set me free, but never has that truth been as alive as it is at this moment in … Continue reading Ransomed and Set Free: Adoptions in Africa
By Hari Kumar Quick: what do you think of when you hear the word resources? I was at a Stewardship and Spirituality conference on Saturday, with my pastor and a few other lay people from my church. It was a conference on how we as a church should be better stewards of what God has … Continue reading Resources, Godly Stewardship, and People
By Kevin Bowman While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. -Matthew 9:32 I wonder who else in the crowd had the eyes to see this mute’s bondage? Were there others … Continue reading My Redeemer Heals