By Scott T. Gill I am not a big breakfast eater. Normally a good stiff cup of coffee from Starbucks satisfies me until lunch. I will eat something if it is offered to me, but I normally hold off in the early hours, unless Eugene is cooking. Eugene was youth pastor at a nearby the … Continue reading Eugene’s Eggs
By Matt Kok I watched her spin, her dark, shoulder-length hair barely holding on as it flew behind her in the wind. Beside her sat one of her two children, a young girl aged four. And they smiled. And they laughed. And they spun. Their little booth launched them in spins and loops as each … Continue reading A Mother’s Love, Pt. 1
By Brittany Green I can relate to the prodigal son. I have had my fair share of selfish pursuits for lovers far less wild. Abandoning my family, reputation, and sanity in search of the cheap, here-and-now pleasure. Forget the shame it may bring upon myself, my family, my friends and my God. I too have … Continue reading Confessions of a Prodigal’s Brother
By Adrienne Ashby In Cape Town, South Africa one midwife named Mitzy is fighting for a new, more organic way of caring for premature babies. Years of being the Matron nurse at the main public hospital in Cape Town finally paid off and the big cats up top allowed her five beds in the maternity … Continue reading The Church and The Incubator
By Jana Alcorn Wrecked interviewed Jana Alcorn a couple of weeks ago at the International Christian Retail Show in Atlanta about her new book “Don’t Throw in the Towel-Hope Again!” The book is about her experience losing five family members in five years. Can you talk about yourself and your experiencewhat youve been writing about? … Continue reading Don’t Throw in the Towel – An Interview
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 CJ Speelman Parea is a Greek Word that basically means “circle of close friends.” When we chose that name for our community, we wanted it to embody who we were, not just to ourselves as a group of people, but also those who we encounter as we minister in Old Town Victorville. It speaks … Continue reading My House is Empty, Pt. 1
By Jimmy McCarty As part of The Fund for Theological Educations 2007 Conference on Excellence in Ministry I was able to visit Adalberto United Methodist Church today. Adalberto UMC is a storefront, mostly Hispanic church located in the city of Chicago. It has become famous for the actions of two of its members; Elvira Arellano … Continue reading The Rebirth of Sanctuary
By The Simple Way Last week, a fire devastated a neighborhood in Philadelphia where our Christian brothers and sisters at the Simple Way faith community have made their home. They are beginning to put the pieces of their lives back together again. Read below an excerpt from their website and see how you can help: … Continue reading Kensington Fire: Simple Way Devastated
By Jeff Goins, Editor This word – community – that we throw around (sometimes cavalierly) is, in practice, pretty tough. Part of what Jesus was teaching his twelve disciples by calling them to join an itinerant ministry for three years was that they would have nothing to depend onstable jobs, comfortable homes, or guaranteed mealsbut … Continue reading Real Community is Hard