By Sarae Martin This part of my story began exactly two years ago as I wallowed in nausea and a fog of apathy while I was in my first trimester of my fourth pregnancy. I remember lying on the couch feeling very miserable and telling my husband, Acey, to just go get something permanent done … Continue reading Birth Control, Life Control
By Jimmy McCarty As part of The Fund for Theological Educations 2007 Conference on Excellence in Ministry I was able to visit Adalberto United Methodist Church today. Adalberto UMC is a storefront, mostly Hispanic church located in the city of Chicago. It has become famous for the actions of two of its members; Elvira Arellano … Continue reading The Rebirth of Sanctuary
By Chad Mast On the morning of the 26th of December 2004, over 200,000 people lost their lives to a tsunami that hit many different islands in Southeast Asia. I remember the day vividly, getting up while on vacation in Hawaii and seeing the devastation on the television. I remember my heart going out to … Continue reading When You Pass Through the Waters
By Kari Miller Poverty and suffering from a distance are tolerable. It is easy to walk away from it and believe that things are not really as bad as they look on TV. However, it is quite another when the underweight snot nosed child stares up at you, clings to your skirt and asks you … Continue reading At Home with the Widows of Uganda
By Scott Molgard From Swaziland, Africa: Gary’s son Tyler kept telling us about the crazy lion (the black maned male lion is the Swazi royal symbol, representing King Mswati III) that was living in an enclosure about a football field away from where we ate. He said if we shake the fence the lion would … Continue reading Crazy Lion, Foolish Men
By Matt Kok I live in Canada. To our North lies the vastness of the Arctic Ocean, with its icy landscapes and crystal blue waters. To our west and east lie the depths of the Pacific and Atlantic and to our south lies the epitome of First World Countries. I work with kids and teens … Continue reading First Nation: The Native Americans of Canada
By Cliff Rivera “If I am not for myself, who will be for me, and if I am only for myself, what am I, and if not now, when?” -Hillel I’ve been researching the Neo-Monastic movement within Church streams for a season now. I have to have faith in transparent community, like a school of … Continue reading Summer of Ahavah
By Jon Havens the cold night lingered down the streets and in between the buildings. the streetlights shed what little light they could to illuminate seven or eight cement squares on the sidewalk. the noise of shouting and laughing and dancing broke out from the venue doors and bounced off of the cars and buses. … Continue reading carts and canes
By Stephen Rose This past week, Wrecked had the chance to interview Stephen Rose, an intern with XXXchurch.com. Keep reading to find out more about Stephen, life, and the secret world of porn. Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What are you doing with your life? My name is Stephen Rose … Continue reading Interning at the #1 Christian Porn Site: Interview with XXXchurch’s Stephen Rose
By The Simple Way Last week, a fire devastated a neighborhood in Philadelphia where our Christian brothers and sisters at the Simple Way faith community have made their home. They are beginning to put the pieces of their lives back together again. Read below an excerpt from their website and see how you can help: … Continue reading Kensington Fire: Simple Way Devastated