By Michael Shaul From the Dominican Republic: Dulce has a heart of gold, but it wasn’t always that way. Her two rough-neck granddaughters bore witness to her legacy of toughness. When we first got to know the little family of three, the little ones were the instigators of all kinds of trouble. Dulce’s response: harsh … Continue reading Planting and Harvesting Seeds
By Sarah Burrows Dear Wilmington, my ex-town, I guess these are the thoughts of an infinite number of people after a break up; a million or more unsent letters; a rehashing of the ins and out of our relationship. I bet you never expected a letter like this from me, but I hope it finds … Continue reading A Letter to My Ex-Town
By Eric Hanson Continued from The Great Bike Adventure: To the Grand Canyon and Back, Pt. 2 That night we crashed at our campsite without ever starting a fire or doing anything else. We slept a good 12 hours before we got back on our bikes to begin our journey back to Phoenix. The next … Continue reading The Great Bike Adventure: To the Grand Canyon and Back, Pt. 2
By Jamie Finch I could hear the drums. At first I thought my mind and body had decided to team up and play a trick on me to pay me back for all the hell I had put them through that day. The climb had been an exhausting experience, to say the least, and not … Continue reading The Drums of Africa
By Eric Hanson Earlier this year, we talked with a few missionaries who were so passionate about social justice issues that they put together a biking trip to the Grand Canyon to raise awareness for human trafficking. This is the story of that bike ride: After returning home from the World Race, I enjoyed grabbing … Continue reading The Great Bike Adventure: To the Grand Canyon and Back
By Eric Paul All quotes are the words of MLK from a variety of letters and speeches: In 1989, there were 13 non-violent revolutions in 13 different countries. All but one was successful. (Walter Wink: The Third Way). In the 1950s and 60s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led such a revolution. His words and … Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Legacy Worthy of Action
By Jeff Goins, Editor The year 2007 was a roller-coaster of a year for me. I went from bachelor to bridegroom, from vagrant to grown-up, and from self-centered Christian service to embracing the “least of these.” Part of that paradigm shift is thanks to a man named Shane Claiborne, co-founder of a faith community in … Continue reading Influenced by Shane Claiborne: Irresistible Revolution and Beyond
By Seth Barnes, Jr. I’ve gotten a lot of emails and Facebook messages from people wondering if they should go on the World Race. Today I got this Facebook message from an acquaintance at Taylor University. Here’s what he wrote: Seth, I do not know if you remember me, but I likewise graduated in ’07. … Continue reading Living Life to the Fullest
By Eric Hanson Continued from Biking Against Human Trafficking How could you possibly react when a monster as terrifying as human trafficking first confronts you? You cannot simply look the other way. The problem is all around, even in our own backyard. Yet it lies in the shadows, behind closed doors. It stays quiet. It … Continue reading Biking Against Human Trafficking, Pt. 2
By Jeff Goins, Editor The train rocked back and forth. I drifted in and out of sleep, almost in sync with the titillations of the locomotive. How long did it take to get to Lisbon from Madrid, any way? We’d be there by morning, I told myself as I closed my eyes and tried to … Continue reading The Adventure of Not Knowing: Stepping into discomfort