By Dann Niegocki Somewhere along the path of growing up I fell, like so many others, into that wonderful land known as “sin management.” You probably know of the place, or at least have heard of it. I joined throngs of people trying to not do “those things,” which tended to be a list of … Continue reading A Sinless Life
By Ben Girdler He looked at me and asked, “Eyes open?” I nodded, “Yeah, that’s fine.” I was having lunch with my Chinese friend Jim. I was in Central China and we were at the little restaurant in the front of the three-story Chinese Wal-Mart type store to enjoy a lunch together and for me … Continue reading Eyes Wide Open: Praying under persecution
By Joe Gomez I made an old woman cry the other day, and it was great. Last Friday, one of my coworkers and I were in the back room at Borders where we unpack shipments and load the carts for shelving. We talked about how since there was only a short amount of time left … Continue reading Kindness to Strangers: Getting to the Source
By Jeff Goins, Editor I was at the mall this weekend, shopping with my wife. I noticed that, as I was going from store to store, feeling insecure about my un-trendiness, that Santa Claus was already taking pictures with the little ones. My wife and I argued about whether or not it was the “real” … Continue reading Holiday Cheer: What Songs Are You Singing?
By Dann Niegocki I have a problem that seems to be accelerating yet again. My clothes don’t fit, or at least my old ones wear poorly on my body. It isn’t a fitting problem with my body getting larger or thinner but it is a “fitting” problem where they dont look correct on me. No, … Continue reading Changing Clothes: Living for Him
By Marissa Locher I just returned from spending about seven months with the wonderful children at AHOPE Ethiopia. It’s impossible for me to write about them without sounding a little cheesy, totally enamored, and somewhat gushy. Volunteering at AHOPE was by far the best thing I have ever done. I would go back in a … Continue reading Life in Ethopia: A Volunteer’s Perspective
By David Wile This is a true story. It happened to me just recently when I was doing my one day Rim to Rim hike of the Grand Canyon. It was approaching evening and it was rapidly getting dark. While I always carry a headlight/flashlight just in case Im out on a trail longer than … Continue reading Answered Prayer in the Grand Canyon
By Jeff Campbell Ive noticed something after being part of a church for a few years. It will best be explained by reminiscing. (Cue cheesy synth pop song and bright colors indicating the 80s. Maybe a bit of blur implying the following is a flashback which of course it is.) When I was an adolescent, … Continue reading The Thrill of the Hunt: Church, relationships, and danger
By Jeff Goins, Editor I once heard a story in which a magazine interviewed a popular, evangelical theologian and asked him the question, “Who is the best preacher in the world?” The theologian smirked and retorted, “You don’t know him.” He went on to explain that the greatest minister out there is probably someone in … Continue reading Teaching in Guatemala: Relationships or Detached Participation
By Eliot To I was a part of Carpenters Tools International (CTI), a music ministry from Willmar, Minnesota. The mission of CTI is to reach every young person possible with the gospel of Jesus Christ using music as the main medium, as well as drama and personal testimonies. While were overseas, we partner with different … Continue reading Futbol and My Father: Does God Need Our Help?