By Jimmy McCarty Of all the things said about Seung-Hui Cho, the shooter in the Virginia Tech massacre, the one that stood out to me the most was the fact that he was a loner. He had a history of mental issues, an obsession with violent video games (Counterstrike) and extremely violent movies and a … Continue reading Virginia Tech Shooting Revisited: He Was a Loner
By Chad Mast Somewhere in China. “After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.” -Luke 10:1 Chris said, “I think that we should make this next camping trip a Luke 10 adventure.” What … Continue reading Living Missionally: A Luke 10 Adventure
By Karen Swank I am a mom. This has been one of the most important essential truths about me since just before 4 a.m. on the last day in January of 1985, when my daughter was born. Lying on the delivery table, I held her, studying her face and her fingers. I was eighteen and … Continue reading Motherly Thoughts on Living and Dying
By Mariah Secrest Continued from Bok Choy and Community No matter how resigned we are to taking care of ourselves, the pride of self-satisfaction is little match for the joy potential of lovingly supportive relationships. I think there are a couple reasons why we dont cash in on this joy potential. One of them being … Continue reading Bok Choy and Community, Pt. 2
By Meredith Dinsdale This poem is, for me, an extension of Psalm 139 which covers how intimately the Lord knows us, for he created us, and how he waits over us as we become fully who we are created to be as he leads us in “the way everlasting.” Mountains are Your majesty And flowers … Continue reading A Poem for Leaving: Adaptation of Psalm 139
By Amanda Petersen In July, you helped us send one of our editors to Thailand to bring hope to prostitutes in the sex industry. Amanda spent a few months there, befriending the young girls and has since returned. We asked her to share a little from her experiences and how it has impacted her heart. … Continue reading A Thank-You from Amanda
By Amanda Dums From Thailand. Her legs cross as we walk by. I notice her and wonder at her sullen stare, but pass on with the rest of my group into the bar complex of Soi One. It’s a slow night being a Sunday and Mother’s day here, nonetheless we once again went to investigate … Continue reading Her Name Is Si.
By Mariah Secrest My drummer Nick is a swell guy. He let me wear his t-shirts when we performed in prisons because I only had cute little girly shirts and his shirts swallowed me, which is good when youre a girl singing in front of all 18-year-old male juvenile felons. Nick never paid attention when … Continue reading Bok Choy and Community
By Holly Pritchett I am not at all like my Jesus. My worship has been convenient, slight. Ephemeral and immaterial–a good girl with a limited glory. No–my Jesus is GLORY. He stands at the threshold of time ushering it away–He will come. A sweeping return and the storms will cower at His majesty. Beautiful and … Continue reading Afterthoughts on the Altar
By Meredith Dinsdale “Tell her she’s precious.” “Precious? Are you kidding me?! No one says that word anymore.” “Yes, precious.” “Okay. Fine. God.” I was praying for my friend when this word came to my mind. I pushed it aside, but God pushed it back in. I couldn’t escape the feeling that this girl who … Continue reading Drinking, Drugs, and God’s Love