By Harold Vance Step Into These Shoes —Dedicated to the thousands who died at the Majdanek concentration camp in Lublin, Poland. Inspired by the shoe exhibit at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. Could you walk even a step in these shoes? Now? Then? Where are the feet that once sought their safety? They … Continue reading Step Into These Shoes: A Poem and Dedication
By Shawna Spratt My adventure around India over the past month and a half has been one of the hardest things Iʼve done. God loves to put us in situations where we learn to surrender and learn to depend on Him instead of ourselves or our stuff. More ugly stuff inside of me was brought … Continue reading A Justice Adventure In India
By Wrecked for the Ordinary In celebration of Ben and Jerry’s new Flipped Out dessert, the ice cream company is doing a story-telling contest for the person or group that is doing their part to “turn the world upside down” through unusual acts of kindness or social justice. In order to enter the contest, all … Continue reading Ben and Jerry’s Sponsoring Social Justice
By Sara Choe I think my heart broke a little this morning. Becky has wanted to care for orphans in Romania for about as long as she’s been in Romania (which is the early 1990s). She initially wanted to take in infants, but received older children. Some have come and gone because they couldn’t stand … Continue reading Broken in Romania: A Reflection from the Mission Field
By Matt Snyder I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up this book. I’m already ridiculously skeptical of self-help books because I already think that I have it all together that I don’t want someone else telling me how to live life better. Sometimes they make you feel like a complete screw-up and other times … Continue reading Heroic Living by Chris Lowney: A Review
By Stephen Christian What if I had the power to cure AIDS? What if I had the formula, a simple compound solution made of household products that any one could make in their spare time in their own home? What if I began making speeches around the world, teaching anyone and everyone how to create … Continue reading Good Intentions and Social Justice: Your Iron Rusts
By Jody Matheson Do you feel like Arguing? Argue is a word that gives many connotations. In my life, argue has meant “to engage in a quarrel.” My parents would argue when I was a kid, at least until they were divorced. Is argue a bad word? Of course not. Argue can also mean, … Continue reading How to Argue like Jesus: A Book Review
By Jen Reyneri I have spent so much of my time lately in a moving lifestyle that it’s been hard to find time to write. It seems that we are always traveling. My husband travels for business, and we sneak along to keep our family together. For a long while, I have thought something was … Continue reading Called to the Nations: Our Own Backyards
By Sarah Freeman We have the power! In high school I made pretty good grades. That is, except in my science classes. For some reason, having to understand how our world works, overwhelmed my very simplistic way of thinking. However, I did manage to take away one very important idea: the concept of a catalyst. … Continue reading Catalyst: Using our Voice to Create Change
By Sarah Fujimoto Meet my friend T. I met T on a beautiful weekend morning a few years ago while I lived in northern California. Just a small kid back then, she warmed my friends and my heart with her childlike goofiness and compassionate heart. Always the one to keep waving from the sidewalk outside … Continue reading Generosity: Giving All Instead of What Remains