By Jonathan Foster What keeps us from beginning… or finishing? Fear of… Others Pain Rejection Failure Change Embarrassment Vulnerability Critics Loss Poverty Being Wrong Madness Death Success _________ (fill in the blank) I watched the movie, Valkyrie recently. Good film, though it was sobering. I was reminded that Hitler wanted to be an artist. This … Continue reading Beginnings and Endings
By Ben MacKinnon Answers are one thing the Christian community has no shortage of. So many of my peers have the most matter-of-fact responses to some of the most confounding conundrums within mankind’s general understanding of existence. Whether it’s why things are the way they are, why they won’t be what they can be, or why they … Continue reading What If We’re Wrong: Reflections On Faith
By John Delannoy Untitled – John Delannoy Untitled-John Delannoy John is currently a full-time intern with Metro Kidz International at the Los Angeles Dream Center. He runs the Metro Kidz Media office creating vblogs for the ministry and satisfying Metro Kidz International’s diverse online and printing needs. In addition to motion and still graphics, he … Continue reading Artist Corner: Featuring Art by John Delannoy
By Karen Swank The first day we went driving in Switzerland, something was noticeably missing. I waited and watched awhile. Finally, feeling rather foolish, I asked my hosts, “Don’t you have semi trucks here?” We were on the highway, and I had not seen a single big truck. Trucks, I learned, are banned from the … Continue reading Switzerland: Notes from the Mountains
By Jeff Campbell What is the nature of the soul, and how is it related to the mind and the brain? Why do bad things happen to good people, how do these trials shape them, and what can be said of God when there seems to be no relief? What does it mean to be … Continue reading Is Mental Illness the Church’s Dirty Little Secret?
By Brian Onken I sat in my office, listening to another story of trouble and difficulty. This couple sitting with me was between work, needing help, struggling financially. I was thinking, “What would Jesus do?” Yes, the WWJD thought is clich, but it seemed appropriate. But then is dawned on me, maybe it really wasn’t … Continue reading Not WWJD, But What is Jesus Doing?
By Karen Swank The first sounds I heard in Switzerland made me chuckle. I had deplaned in Zurich and was riding an immaculate little train through a spotless tunnel to the main part of the airport. The sound track kicked on. It wasn’t music. A cow mooing, her bell clanking….sheep bleating…and then there was the … Continue reading The Sounds of Switzerland: A Symphony of Languages and Bells
By Jeff Goins, Editor Brian Lee represents an old college pastime for me: falling in love with indie rock groups. When I was getting my undergrad, Brian was part of a group that all of my friends and I admired called For All the Drifters. We used to listen to The Drifters on road trips … Continue reading Brian Lee and His Orchestra: Interview With The Band
By Karen Swank It was a question that first made me think I was getting a little further away from home. I had finally boarded my plane in New York, having missed my original connection and survived a slightly infuriating re-booking process, about which I told myself that I was on vacation, so it didn’t … Continue reading Switzerland: A Shift in Perspective
By Sarah Fujimoto The Dawning of a New Day: Dresses for Hope The dawning of a new day. Sun arising, darkness being invaded by the breaking light of the sunrise. The lull of the chirping birds, silence, and piercing sun that hits the eyes with remarkable ease. After many moments, pulling my body up like … Continue reading The Uniform Project: Dresses to Build Schools