By Linnea Molgard Awhile ago, my husband Scott and his friend Marc left the comfort of home (and their wives and children) to embark on a “Man Hike” in the Colorado Rockies. Some of them had been blogging about the need for men to get away together, so they met up with some friends (as … Continue reading Male Initiation: A Woman’s Perspective
By Karen Swank I hadn’t been in Switzerland long before my awareness of where I am in time shifted. We went for a walk in Olten, where I was staying. Enjoying a latte mocha under an umbrella at a cafe, I saw the first of many clock towers. As near as I can tell, most … Continue reading Switzerland: New World Lady in an Old World Place
By Sammi Deem Any good teacher will tell you that putting pen to paper when you have something to say is the best thing you can do. As a writer, I couldn’t agree more and Ben MacKinnon took the greatest risk by putting his words out there for the world to see when writing Green … Continue reading Green Bean Spirituality: Book Review
By Nate Chaplin We have all heard the quotes from the gospels about clothing the naked, taking in the stranger, visiting the prisoners, caring for the sick, giving water to the thirsty, and feeding the hungry. And we are so quick to make this checklist of things we need to do as Christians when we see … Continue reading (Not) Feeding the Hungry in the Third World
By Dave Hopwood “You are the best bit of multi-media God has.” A good mate of mine once coined that phrase and it’s stuck with me. “Don’t you dare go making an idol — a small, lifeless, inanimate representation of me,” God once said. You see, he’d already made an image and placed it all … Continue reading There’s No God-Shaped Hole In All of Us
By Jeff Campbell Like so many people, I wrestle with questions about what to do and how to live. One of the areas that I struggle with is politics. Recently, I’ve earned some clarity on this matter. This clarity has resulted from two inter-related realizations. Once, God was his people’s king. This is not hyperbole, … Continue reading Rethinking Christian Politics
By Wrecked for the Ordinary In a world where credit cards reign supreme and all kinds of other celluloid worlds emerge, here is a movie for teens that deals directly with with the issue of someone who is struggling to find themselves. Sometimes there are movies that try to do this and fail, but in … Continue reading Movie: To Save a Life
By George Elerick When I go to the store and I’m perusing the candy aisle, I purposefully walk away with a package of one of my favorite candy bars — Almond Joy! I don’t come away with Snickers or any other B-rate sweet, because there might be a chance that my wife might like it and … Continue reading The Other Half of the Gospel: Everyone
By Sarah Fujimoto I got the CD in the mail a few weeks ago. Not having ever listened to BarlowGirl before, a certain idea formed in my mind of what I expected to hear from Love and War. However, as I listened I found myself hitting the repeat button for a few tracks. It was … Continue reading Music Review: BarlowGirl’s New and Mature “Love and War”
By Rachel Knight Last weekend, my life was absolutely wrecked. Every month I go to the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Houston, Texas. Not to protest, to pray. I am part of the Houston chapter of Bound4Life. We stand on the opposite of the street from the clinic and pray. We don’t carry signs, wear T-shirts, … Continue reading Wrecked by Abortion: Bound4Life