By Keith Hand Ms. Brown is peering at us from behind the screen that surrounds her porch as we pull into the yard, clutching the youngest against her chest as she watches the five of us approach. Her eyes are wide, except the outside corners, which are scrunched together to make room for her smile. … Continue reading First Steps: Strawberry Chocolate and Broken Glass
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 Karen Swank I am sitting on a park bench in Chicago with Lino, who I have brought to the “big city” to get a closer look at full time community life in missions at Jesus People USA with me. It’s an hour or so before we have to catch the train home, and we’ve … Continue reading Beggars and Thieves: Trying to love like Jesus
By Lorie Newman The longer I walk on this journey of faith with my Savior, the more Im realizing just how dark my heart really is. Over the past several years, even the smallest of sins that quite frankly I used to dismiss, seem to blink at my spirit like a fluorescent neon sign that … Continue reading Orphaned and Wearing Red
By Jeff Campbell Jesus is the light of the world, and His promise is our only hope. But so often, it ends up a dark parody of what it is meant to be. Sometimes, there is this dead thing we have ended up with. We call it Christianity. It is a corpse on a dissection … Continue reading Blessed Are the Arrogant?
By Lauren Deville Continued from The King’s Court: A Fairy Tale, part 2 Meanwhile, Aurora told the king, Our sister Kendra is with Thomas now! When Daniel and the kings army arrive at the gypsys hiding place, they will find the gypsies undistracted and ready for battle. Then, said the king, it is up to … Continue reading The King’s Court: A Fairy Tale, part 3
By Mariah Secrest I’d been ordering coffee from the same guy every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon all semester. I’m surprised the requisite question, “What’s your major?” hadn’t come up before, but until then all our conversations had been strictly caffeine-related. One day it came up. “Philosophy and religion? You’d always have something interesting to talk … Continue reading Unmarketable Enthusiasm: What do you want to be when you grow up?
By Lauren Deville Loyal brothers and sisters, he began, it is time to assemble our forces against those disloyal to the harmony of the kingdom. Each of you has a unique talent that makes you an indispensible tool in my plan, the king continued. My sister Aurora, you are blessed with the gift of sight. … Continue reading The King’s Court: A Fairy Tale, part 2
By Lauren Deville Once upon a time, there lived a peaceful king who reigned over a peaceful kingdom. The king had been King for so many generations that nobody could remember a time when he was not the king, and it was not the sort of subject that anybody ever thought of, for nobody could … Continue reading The King’s Court: A Fairy Tale, Pt. 1
By Karen Swank You wouldn’t love me if you really knew me. If I told who I really am and all I’ve done, you’d run the other way. If I shared my feelings with you, your lips would peel back in disgust and you’d scurry off to tell someone better. If I laid down this … Continue reading On Lies and Light: A twisted love story