By Mike Martin I wake to many things just for today Rising from my bed after The quickly falling night hours Into the breath of stillness, The mystery of beauty, Promise of a new day, The summons of emerging light. I know light appears, Then vanishes for us all, Surely a holy ceremony displayed. I … Continue reading Poem: Emerging Light
By Mariah Secrest Perhaps an orphan in Africa would not seem like the most likely candidate to speak to the power of togetherness. Disease, poverty, and death do not seem like features of community. Yet, the places where pain exists in its most dire form are the places in which the need for community is … Continue reading We Are Together: Lifting Voices in South Africa and the World
By Dann Niegocki I have a problem that seems to be accelerating yet again. My clothes don’t fit, or at least my old ones wear poorly on my body. It isn’t a fitting problem with my body getting larger or thinner but it is a “fitting” problem where they dont look correct on me. No, … Continue reading Changing Clothes: Living for Him
By Zach Kincaid We talked with Vinoth Ramachandra about his new book, Subverting Global Myths, recently. Here’s how it went: WRECKED: The title of your book, Subverting Global Myths, what do you mean by this since most will quickly equate myth with stories that may be untrue but have some point to gain or lose. … Continue reading An Interview: Subverting Global Myths (Part 1)
By Tom Schiavon The ballots have all been counted. Confetti has rained down. Two candidates to persuade us have spent nearly 700 million dollars. Promises galore have been strewn about like garbage in the park. Hours of commentary have ceased from being televised. All we are left with is an election hangover. For obvious reasons, … Continue reading Washington, Can You Hear Us?
By Karen Swank “Hope is a dangerous thing, my friend.” – The Shawshank Redemption I lost my candidate before the primaries were done, before I even got a chance to vote for him. I had picked him out with great care and felt deep certainty about my choice. By the time it was my turn … Continue reading Hope: A Dangerous Thing
By Dan Matheson Paul Reeves’ Winter’s Over: 1. Winter’s Over 2. Mystery 3. Put Me Down 4. Come To Me 5. You Make Me Believe 6. You’ll Be The One 7. Love Has Won 8. Without You 9. Dust And Steam 10. Come And See It seems ironic that Atlanta, GA based singer/songwriter Paul Reeves’ … Continue reading Winter’s Over: Paul Reeves Music
By Jamie Finch It was the City itself that called me to it. It told me it needed me to come. For me, New York City had always had this unexplainable draw, as if it held within it all of the answers to the questions that I didn’t even know how to ask yet. And … Continue reading Unlikely Orphans
By Jimmy McCarty Love your neighbor as yourself. -Jesus of Nazareth I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor? -Mother Teresa The other night I was having a discussion with some of my more “liberal” friends. Among them was someone who was at the Sarah … Continue reading Finding A Political Neighbor
By Brian Bowen I met Willy almost a year ago. Willy has been homeless for some time now. Recently he came up and pulled me out of the group saying, “Hey Rev, come over here. I need to tell you something.” I walked off to the side of the crowd with Willy and he began … Continue reading Willy’s Light: Being harbingers of hope