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July 16, 2009

News Release: 1000 Generations Releases Turn Off the Lesser Lights

By Wrecked for the Ordinary NEWS SOURCE: Propeller Consulting Vineyard Music announces the August 4 release of Turn Off the Lesser Lights, 1000 Generations‘ highly anticipated worship album from the company’s Varietal Records imprint. Turn Off the Lesser Lights has already received major accolades with the social justice anthem “How Big Small Can Be,” named … Continue reading News Release: 1000 Generations Releases Turn Off the Lesser Lights

July 15, 2009

Indifference

By Jonathan Foster Indifference Like a lone cricket in the corner of my soul Responds to my prayers and petitions I’ve been instructed to open doors by knocking To receive by asking and one time I found by seeking That was a glorious day The cheers now long echoed away Boldly persistent I resume Morning, … Continue reading Indifference

July 15, 2009

Missions In Our Own Backyards

By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions Lori, a high school junior, had an apathy problem. Her short-term missions trip to Mexico had given her a fresh perspective on life. She determined to do more to reach out to those in need upon her return. However, within months, she had fallen back into her … Continue reading Missions In Our Own Backyards

July 14, 2009

Who’s Behind The Red Shoes: An Interview

By Quoleshna Elbert Artists Helping the Homeless Combining Compassion and Art A long, long time ago a certain gentleman moved himself and his business from the suburbs of Kansas City to a land that was no place like home…the city’s Plaza area. With a Paris, France layout and central location, this outdoor shopping area is a … Continue reading Who’s Behind The Red Shoes: An Interview

July 14, 2009

The Shame of Poverty in Nsoko, Swaziland

By Isabel Maldonado There is something interesting about people living in poverty. Most of the time we don’t like to admit that we have nothing, that we are taking each day at a time praying that maybe God will send someone with something to meet our needs. Living out in Nsoko is heart-breaking. Living in … Continue reading The Shame of Poverty in Nsoko, Swaziland

July 14, 2009

Jesus’ Timing: Wasted vs. Spent

By Brian Onken When? That’s often what I want to know. I ask Jesus when he will do something, how long will it take him to attend to some need, when he will finally get around to what I think is so important. Feeling the magnitude of my own needs and trying to find a … Continue reading Jesus’ Timing: Wasted vs. Spent

July 10, 2009

Oh How We Lie To Deny You: A Poem

By Carole Turner Fire why? Burn inside. Fly Fly Fly. Oh How I cry. How I lie, to deny. Where’s the pain? The Rain. It’s all the same. Say it again. Again. Go and don’t look back. Pack, pack, pack. And hate what you took. Leave it there. Have no fear? Have no fear. Forever … Continue reading Oh How We Lie To Deny You: A Poem

July 8, 2009

Is Missions Mandatory?

By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions The pace of modern American life has pushed us into the shallows. Thus it is when we bump up against something that doesn’t reek of superficiality, we are jolted into a wakeful state that makes us wonder, “Just how much of this has rubbed off on me?” … Continue reading Is Missions Mandatory?

July 7, 2009

Where Does an Angel Go When She’s Gone: A Living Poem

By Harold Vance In South Africa last summer, I met a woman with misshapen feet. They were bony and scrunched up and looked incredibly painful, though I never saw the pain in her eyes. Every day, I saw her dancing on those feet, and walking for miles, the very miles that had deformed her feet … Continue reading Where Does an Angel Go When She’s Gone: A Living Poem