By Trey Lyon Continued from From Exclusion to Embrace: Three stories of poverty and compassion Three: From my office-cave I pecked away at the keyboard, blissfully unaware of the tall man with the scraggly beard who had made his way into the church office. After a little while, I picked up a few details. He … Continue reading From Exclusion to Embrace, Pt. 2: Three stories of poverty and compassion
By Ben Girdler Christmas morning, I was in a car crash that sent my fiance to the hospital for several hours and totaled my truck. A week and a half later, my fiance found out that she will lose her health benefits at the end of January. A week after that, I lost my job … Continue reading God Provides: The stress of life and generosity of people
By Sarah Fujimoto What do darkness and light have in common? Does darkness encapsulate light? I was reminded of this dichotomy the other night while looking at the bright and seemingly stagnant moon that was surrounded by dark shifting shadows. Formed around the moon was an almost perfect circle of light that covered the darkness … Continue reading Julia LoVan Dresses: Fashion and Poverty
By Karen Swank “I have no fear of drowning. It’s the breathing that’s taking all this work…” -Jars of Clay, “Work” Yesterday morning, a respected elected official in my town killed himself. This morning, I sobbed myself sick driving to work as I prayed for his family and our community. The sky was gray, … Continue reading Perusings of a Recovering Hope Killer
By Jeff Goins, Editor Recently Wrecked editor Jeff Goins sat down with Canadian cartoonist David Hayward, author of NakedPastor.com. Dave, who are you and what do you do when youre not blogging and cartooning? Well, to be honest, I really dont spend much time blogging and cartooning. I almost always have my cartoon drawn and … Continue reading Interview: David Hayward of NakedPastor.com
By Jody Matheson After the first season of LOST, I had a conversation with a friend at work. She hadn’t watched LOST, but was curious about all the hype as the season ended. I suggested she rent the DVD on the weekend and check it out. “But I’m warning you,” I said coyly, “once you … Continue reading Book Review: What Can Be Found in LOST?
By Trey Lyon One: She was just lying there. Between the Fulton County Courthouse and the Cathedral. Half on a giant concrete planter, the latter half on a makeshift ottoman of old blankets, clothes, bags and a shipping dolly. I watched as one of our college students pulled a pair of gloves over her arthritic … Continue reading From Exclusion to Embrace, Pt. 1: Three stories of poverty and compassion
By Mariah Secrest Last year I had a conversation that has been a never-ending echo, quietly nagging at my heart at key moments. I was in Nashville attending an awards gala for Christian songwriters. I wasn’t entirely sure why I was supposed to be there, and feeling a little bit on the fringe I decided … Continue reading Christian Music: Making Money Off of Jesus
By Josh Bottomly I am a white-skinned father with a black-skinned son. A little over a year ago, my wife, Amy, and I adopted our son, Silas, from Ethiopia. Silas turned two in December. Today our conversations tend to revolve around our favorite snacks – yogurt and lemon pound cake at Starbucks – and favorite … Continue reading A Word of Hope: Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Karen Swank You asked me once what I pray for you. I was busy, buried under the mountain that the “to do” list had become, working every minute I was awake and functioning on only a few hours’ sleep most nights, and said I’d tell you more later when I got dug out a … Continue reading What I Pray For You