By Matt Snyder From Cambodia (written last year): It’s hard not to look out the window of this second-story coffee shop, glance from face to face of the tourists, and not try to understand what their real purpose is here in Cambodia. I look primarily at the men as suspects, animals capable of so much … Continue reading Human Trafficking Resources: How You Can Make a Difference
By Wrecked for the Ordinary Donald Miller, author of books such as Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts and To Own a Dragon is a standout Christian author and speaker with a large following among evangelical Christians, particularly those who consider themselves emerging and/or emergent. Miller recently made available a … Continue reading Excerpt from Don Miller’s New Book
By Harold Vance On a Tree Be rooted. Be NOT a man of wavering morals, But be firmly planted in the Will of God. Get dirty, In order to suck up nutrients and grow. Rise up for justice, Suck the injustice from the air all around you And turn it into something life-sustaining; Breathable. Branch … Continue reading On a Tree: A Poem
By Isabel Maldonado From Swaziland, Africa: Last night there was a knock on the door from the missions team leader here. He said, “There are kids that haven’t gone home, and now they are sleeping. What should I do?” So he took them home. Then, this morning they were already back so early. When asked … Continue reading A Broken Heart on the Mission Field
By Jeff Goins, Editor Wrecked recently interview Tom Sine, author of The New Conspirators, a book about the things God is doing through a new generation of innovators, risk takers and entrepreneurs. Be sure to visit the links at the end of the interview to read more about The New Conspirators and order a copy of … Continue reading Interview with Tom Sine, Author of The New Conspirators
By Ben MacKinnon Doing the “God” thing… After a lively church service and a trip to Subway, my friend Beth and I were sitting in her car catching each other up on the emotional states of our lives. She had spent some time in Mexico and was talking about the details of her time abroad. … Continue reading Doing the God Thing: A Reflection
By Wrecked for the Ordinary From MSNBC — “PBS to ban new religious shows“: The Public Broadcasting Service agreed yesterday to ban its member stations from airing new religious TV programs, but permitted the handful of stations that already carry “sectarian” shows to continue doing so. The vote by PBS’s board was a compromise from … Continue reading PBS Partially Bans Religious Programs
By Josh Harrod Casper It’s funny to be a person that sees God in a rotting log or busy river water, but I do. In fact, nature is full of these little things that I see God in. I was camping a couple of weeks ago at Bagby Hot Springs here in midwestern Oregon. Hot … Continue reading God in the Woods
By Brooke Luby I wish I had words to tell how the light filters through the tree branches in the forest, or how quickly my anchored soul takes flight from this acknowledgment. I wish I knew how to capture moments of contentment and store them up like dried lavender, pulling them out when I need … Continue reading A Poem: Wishes of Simplicity
By Jesse Medina Leaving the church is nothing new; Christians have been doing it since its inception. In the early days, it was usually due to heresy, an out-casting of sorts. Or sometimes, perhaps, it was the result of dissension: one person or group of people felt that their leaders or fellow Christians were off-base … Continue reading Stop Leaving the Church