By Jimmy McCarty There is a story from Kerala, India that I must share. While we were there we were blessed with the opportunity to serve in a leper colony with over 100 lepers. One day when we were there it was pouring rain. We had gone planning to hand out snacks to the lepers, … Continue reading The Gift of Dance: Celebrating life in a leper colony
By Jeff Goins, Editor Introduction: About six months ago, I moved to Nashville. I spent all of my savings on a 1990 Buick Century. To make ends meet, I had to get rid of some things. I sold my coin collection. I collected old money for most of my youth, so it was a little … Continue reading Lucky $2 Bill, Part I
By Josh Casper To see such beauty and light in the forgotten places of the world, I learned why Shane Claiborne calls Philadelphia his Calcutta. Though my eyes have yet to see the slums of such a city, my heart began to see. As I arrived on Potter Street in the Kensington district of Philly, … Continue reading Wanting to See The Flesh of Community
By Amanda Petersen NUMBER OF SLAVES WORLDWIDE: 27 MILLION PERCENTAGE OF SLAVES WHO ARE CHILDREN: 50 PERCENT NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAFFICKED EACH YEAR: 1 MILLION NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAFFICKED THROUGH THE USA EACH YEAR: 20 THOUSAND NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENSLAVED IN THE USA: 200 THOUSAND The number of slaves in Thailand is unknown. Many girls come … Continue reading Will The World Listen?
By Stephanie Fisk The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to announce that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed (Isaiah 61:1) Lying in bed, I reflect back on … Continue reading All in a Day’s Work
By Cliff Favro Rivera “I want to pursue my principles of serving others, of strengthening this kind of commitment, and this I could only do by leaving the comforts of my home to take part in the pursuit of that commitment (actively). I want this but at the same time i want to please my … Continue reading Abet
By Lindsey McDonald A few months ago the City of Houston had a huge Christian festival downtown. We took about ten of the youth from our church to see what was supposed to be the city’s greatest Christian event of all time. The idea was great: a majority of the “churches” in the City of … Continue reading Lessons From a Christian Festival
By Adrienne Ashby Its the end of another semester at the university and the last paper needing to be written is on modern day slavery. I am working at the school library at the time, cataloguing and shelving books and stumble into an article on slavery in the 21st century. Mildly curious, I decide to … Continue reading God Has Some Explaining To Do
By Erin McKenna Matthew 18:1-5 “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a little child and had him stand among them. “And he said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter … Continue reading The Greatest
By Kristyn Komarnicki As one who thrives on community in all its marvelous and messy manifestations, I was not aware until one evening a few years ago of the extent to which many people have adjusted to (or simply grown up into) a life without it. I invited a friend of mine–a woman I knew … Continue reading Got Friends?