By Jimmy McCarty Uganda is a beautiful country. From the Rwenzori mountain range to Lake Victoria and the headwaters of the Nile River there is natural beauty to be found everywhere. The people of Uganda are beautiful people as well. I would like to tell you of two families, and the beautiful way they extended … Continue reading Hospitality in Uganda: A Tale of Two Families
By Ron Sider An estimate from the United Nations in 1980 stated, Women work two-thirds of the worlds working hours, produce half of the worlds food, and yet earn only 10 percent of the worlds income and own less than 1 percent of the worlds property. Unfortunately, we do not have nearly enough hard data … Continue reading Injustices Against Women
By Matt Kok faces. The pictures in this collage are simple. They are pictures of faces the faces of the kids and teens I worked with on a First Nations (Native American) Reserve in Northern Ontario. Many of these photos were taken by the kids themselves. Every once in a while they would ask to … Continue reading The Faces of First Nations
By Jimmy McCarty I try to imagine God the Father’s face the day His son was baptized. While an eternity was passing and 30 years on earth had gone by, this defining moment was all of God’s glory shown in a moment. The Father looked down, swelling with pride and releasing the Holy Spirit in … Continue reading Sacrifice for the Sake of Others
By Jimmy McCarty Continued from Sacrifice for the Sake of Others I try to imagine poor Isaac trudging up the hill with the wood across his back. His aged father cautiously hiking beside him, unusually quiet and reserved. The tension thick and unnaturally awkward. Surely there is a sacrifice. Why else would they be going … Continue reading Sacrifice for the Sake of Others, Pt. 2
By Ron Rolheiser Our Father… Who always stands with the weak, the powerless, the poor, the abandoned, the sick, the aged, the very young, the unborn, and those who by victim of circumstance, bear the heat of the day. Who is in heaven… Where everything will be reversed, where the first will be last and … Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer is a Prayer for Justice
By Robert Henry It is a common story many of us share. Obviously not all of us, but I have spoken with many individuals whove given remarkably similar accounts of that small church where they grew up in. Typically, this phenomenon goes something like this. One is introduced to the stories of the Bible in … Continue reading MEGA Church: Is this trend hurting the Church as a whole?
By Jimmy McCarty Humankind was created to trust. As Adam rose from his dusty mold and looked into the eyes of the God who had just breathed life into a pile of dirt, an immediate co-existence was established. God did not agnostically energize His creation only to leave it. He gave form to that which … Continue reading Repairing Broken Trust
By Matt Kok Continued from Part 1: “The cooks got in an argument this morning,” she said, “and the air is really tense around here. Don’t come in today. I’ll pick them up a bit later.” “Sure,” I replied. Soon after, the phone rang again. “Actually, just bring the kids to my sister’s place. I’ll … Continue reading A Mother’s Love, Pt. 2
By Mindy Nienhouse The drive from Michigan to the Gulf Coast isnt all that long; only about 18 hours, but in those 18 hours the world changes. At home in Michigan, it’s easy to take life for granted. Ive accumulated a lot of stuff in my twenty-four years on this planet: lots of good books … Continue reading A World of Difference