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the evil of inertia

Posted by mike wittmer on February 25th, 2010 | 7 responses
The Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, supplies a stark reminder of how evil humans can be. I was stunned by the hall of shoes that had once been worn by doomed Jews; the story of the methodical elimination... read more »

temple of tolerance

Posted by tom felten on January 30th, 2010 | 3 responses
A news story presented the plight of a Christian school that was forced to move because a group of local citizens felt it was “proselytizing.” How were the students and staff forcing their... read more »

too proud to receive

Posted by tim gustafson on January 20th, 2010 | 7 responses
Shaina attends a service for 20-somethings at her church. The group is small but growing, and they’re starting to reach out in innovative ways to their community.

In the past year, nearly... read more »

treasures

Posted by marvin williams on December 31st, 2009 | 14 responses
Every day, according to one survey, Americans buy an average of 3,972,603 movie tickets; 1,683,835 songs and albums from online resources; 1,650,000 DVD rentals from Netflix; 978,030 bags of Orville Redenbacher’s... read more »

foreigners

Posted by tim gustafson on December 22nd, 2009 | one response
In the Philippines, the door is always open at mealtime. Even if you’re a stranger, a Filipino will insist that you stay and eat your fill. If he does not have enough, your host will give you his portion.... read more »

pack mule problem

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on December 18th, 2009 | one response
The mule needed a vacation. Ten times a day, he’d been hauling 500-pound loads to a construction site at the top of a hill. Not surprisingly, the overtired animal finally collapsed. Fortunately for the... read more »

street kid sabbatical

Posted by roxanne robbins on December 15th, 2009 | 8 responses
I have a soft spot for Uganda’s street kids and have tried to help many of them enter church-based programs that provide food, housing, school fees, and quality mentors. Often, such efforts are rewarding.... read more »

the great exchange

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 9th, 2009 | 4 responses
Haiti is an impoverished nation where 80 percent of its people live in great need. One child in 14  never reaches his or her first birthday; another one in five never lives to the age of 4; and voodoo... read more »

a transforming vision

Posted by sheridan voysey on November 17th, 2009 | 2 responses
Where there is no vision, the people perish,” states the well-known proverb (29:18 KJV). Or, as the New Living Translation puts it: “When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.” In... read more »

there is no other

Posted by roxanne robbins on November 16th, 2009 | 6 responses
One afternoon, at a hospital in East Africa, I was preparing to bathe a 6-year-old cancer patient named Henry. To my astonishment, beneath the sick child’s shirt was a filthy rag tied tightly around... read more »
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