Category: adventure

By Jimmy Rintjema Part two continued from Part One of Biking through San Francisco: We biked downhill through Sausalito and on to the Muir Woods Forest, the site of the world famous behemoth redwood trees. As we continued on the bike trail, the rain began to pour once again. Not to be phased this time, … Continue reading Skinny People, Pt. 2: Biking through San Francisco

By Jimmy Rintjema Part one of a two-part tale of adventure: There is something, it seems, that makes certain days different than others. Every once in a while, the wind blows in a strange direction and the sky seems to be a slightly different colour blue. So it was on that sunny day in March. … Continue reading Skinny People: Biking through San Francisco

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By Josh Casper This past weekend I was able to spend some time with founder of The Simple Way community in Philadelphia, PA – Shane Claiborne. Shane is the author of The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical. If the book isn’t proof enough, I can personally tell you that this guy is living … Continue reading It Had Flesh On It: A Day With Shane Claiborne

By Paul Vasilko The only thing louder in that moment than the beating of my heart was the deafening silence coming from everyone around me. I stood there with several of my best friends in the world, all of us waist deep in the cool water of a pool in the early morning. We were … Continue reading Into the Water: The beauty of baptism

By Jenny Willis Elizabeth’s mother asked if she could come to our Sunday night service to be prayed over. She told us how every time her husband leaves, she hears a voice and can’t sleep at night. Georgina was her name. She ran a household of three generations, eight people, a rooster, a hen, a … Continue reading Exorcised

By Erin McKenna Four months ago, the Lord burned the word “freedom” into my heart. I have it. I love it. I want everyone to know what it feels like. This quest to release freedom to the nations begins by taking the love of Christ to those who have been in darkness for so long; … Continue reading Setting the Captives Free

By Scott Molgard There are words which always seem to chafe me. As a visual thinker, certain words bring up images that were burned into my brain a long time ago. Recently, a new word has gotten under my skin. The first word is “Christian,” and the most recent word is “missionary.” I remember my … Continue reading Missionaries?

By Jeff Goins, Editor Four days. Thats how long it took. Things can clear up pretty quickly in the back of a pickup truck, when you have nothing but the wind and your own self-doubt to wrestle with. The team of young, passionate missionaries had only been in the small southern Mexican town of Palenque … Continue reading Simple Message, Profound Move