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what’s your passion?

Posted by mike wittmer on September 28th, 2012 | 7 responses

When asked what my seminary students are passionate about, I immediately ticked off a few issues of social justice—the plight of the poor, the rights of minorities, and ending slavery and sex trafficking. And then it... read more »

bathroom drawer?

Posted by roxanne robbins on September 3rd, 2012 | 5 responses

Dozens of caring and generous individuals have sent donations from the United States to Tutkutana, my ministry in Uganda. We’ve received clothing, baby formula, books, linens, and other essentials—all of which have been... read more »

bag it yourself?

Posted by tom felten on August 24th, 2012 | 6 responses

A few years back, do-it-yourself checkout at US grocery stores was in vogue—but not these days. There’s been a noticeable decline in the usage of the self-serve lanes—down to just 16 percent of all supermarket... read more »

bread of life

Posted by winn collier on August 16th, 2012 | 5 responses

I’ve never known true, life-threatening hunger. There have been occasions where my stomach gnawed for food and where I felt the ragged edge of hunger pains. I’ve never known, however, the kind of hunger you see when you... read more »

persistence

Posted by K. T. Sim on August 8th, 2012 | one response

It was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who said, “Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” I don’t know if Longfellow had the... read more »

poor or rich?

Posted by winn collier on August 5th, 2012 | no responses

For the last several years, home prices have plummeted in different countries around the world. Russian billionaire Yuri Milner (who made much of his money investing in Groupon and Facebook), however, recently paid the... read more »

at His Word

Posted by tom felten on August 2nd, 2012 | 3 responses

It goes without saying that Katie Davis is an exceptional young woman. At just 19 years old, she began serving needy children in Uganda—leaving behind the creature comforts of America. And now, at 22, her work—Amazima... read more »

upside down blessings

Posted by winn collier on July 14th, 2012 | no responses

I traveled to Russia soon after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Tensions ran high, and I was still wary of the Soviet military and leadership. I flew alone from Kiev, Ukraine, into Moscow. Due to miscommunication, I failed to... read more »

living light

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on June 16th, 2012 | 4 responses

When Dee Williams decided to downsize she sold her 3-bedroom house and moved into an 84-square foot “tiny house.” This transition liberated her from a monthly mortgage payment. She now owns her home—which cost a... read more »

the wealthy poor

Posted by roxanne robbins on June 1st, 2012 | 2 responses

My close friends Rob and Christi Gebhart and their three young children spent 6 weeks at my home in Uganda this past year. Christi blogged that she and Rob were most moved by the poignant observations their sons made of the... read more »