By Krystle Esch 12.05.07 From the Philippines: Today an eight year old boy named Marvin died. I never actually talked to him, I don’t really know much about him, but I don’t think I’ll ever forget him. When I first saw Marvin four days ago, he was lying limp and half naked in a hospital … Continue reading How Marvin Died
By Tony Dale Continued from Where In the World Is the Church? It is not that God just wants to raise up church in any and every place where He sends His people. He also wants to raise up apostolic and prophetic leadership to demonstrate His divine love and power to a world that is … Continue reading Where In the World Is the Church? (Pt. 2)
By Tony Dale Cathy is a teacher of 4th graders. I wonder if that training is transferable to the church context. Mike is an attorney, dealing with major corporations who are bankrupt. Could any of his legal experience be used in church life? Jim is a businessman who owns a chain of retail optical stores. … Continue reading Where In the World Is the Church?
By Karen Swank she is a wife who remembers longingly how softly he used to touch her filled with wonder whispering the secrets of his heart she felt like a queen the very desire of his heart she wants that back as she lies wooden her anger chilling the room as he tries to push … Continue reading First Love
By Karen Swank I can’t dance. Well, that’s not exactly true. I can’t dance in front of people. Umm… that’s not exactly it, either. Long ago, far away and several pounds ago I was on the high school pom pon squad and I used to do the kind of dancing where you count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, moving … Continue reading Seduction and Dancing: For show or for the King?
By Bill Ross There I was, in a remote Guatemalan village on the side of a mountain. We had just finished building a concrete cooking stove for a family. I stepped out of the house to allow the village women to come and see the new stove, and that’s when it happened. Thankfully, I didn’t … Continue reading Julia Estufa: Redemptive thoughts from Guatemala
By Laura Kreger From our friends at Advent Conspiracy: redistribution – n. reducing inequalities in the distribution of wealth Sounds like something on a monochromatic line graph. The kind in the corner of the economics textbook page that makes your eyes gloss overnot inspire you to join a conspiracy. Is this whole thing really a … Continue reading Advent Conspiracy: A glimmer of hope
By Aaron Bruner Each morning for the past week I roll over and hit my alarm clock about five times before actually getting up. I have these great aspirations of waking up, going running, getting a nice shower, and having a cup of tea while I start my “quiet time”. This has only happened about … Continue reading Biking Evangelist: What a real man looks like
By Karen Swank the beautiful and terrible thing about Truth is the way it stands unbending regardless of any response to it no matter who believes it or not it is. no mountain of words tossed can bury it no emotion can eat it away no objection can alter its substance pretense believes itself bigger … Continue reading Accept: A poem about truth
By Andy Braner The time is on us. It’s another round of political grandstanding, and it seems every news outlet is obsessed with next year’s general election. Barack, Hillary, Huckabee, or Rudy; who will be the next leader of the free world? I was recently the keynote at a large convention with Christian school Administrators … Continue reading Politics and Religion: Don’t let someone else frame the debate