By Lauren Deville When I opened my acceptance package to Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, a bunch of confetti saguaros, suns, and chili peppers fell all over my floor. I just got an interview at Bastyr in Seattle too, but of all things, I think the confetti might have sold me on Tempe. I watched … Continue reading Some Confetti for My Overblown Idealism
By Jeff Campbell It was mostly out of a sense of duty that I visited my grandmother. I don’t really believe myself when I say it its not that I don’t care for her; in fact, I care for her very much. Its just hard to see her not know who I am, to be … Continue reading The Hand that Feeds Her: Caring for the elderly
By Sara Shelton Today we visited the largest slum village in Nairobi. We spent the day walking miles through the slums and it was unreal. Their homes are nothing but dirt huts with pieces of cloth to act as doors. They all work right out of their backyards I guess you could say. They grow … Continue reading Living Simply and Loving Well in Africa
By Karen Swank I started my “dream job” this week at a Christian shelter for abused women and their children. Part of my training is a big stack of reading on the psychology, sociology, patterns, and problems of abuse, including deep exploration of biblical perspectives on it. I’ve been consuming and processing the information fast … Continue reading Animal Abuse and Sin
By Keith Hand The canopy under which I am sitting is camped snuggly against the rocks that prevent the ever charging and retreating waves from engulfing the tourists who stroll past holding hands and stepping politely over the cracks in the sidewalk. The world really is beautiful by the beach. The rhythm of the waves … Continue reading By the Beach
By Heather Carney Close your eyes and try to imagine with me: Picture the body of a man. He is no ordinary man, and quite frankly a bit out of order these days… Nose protruding from the top of His head Mouth located on the end of His elbow Feet sticking out of His knees … Continue reading The Jumbled Body of Christ
By Kevin Bowman While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. -Matthew 9:32 I wonder who else in the crowd had the eyes to see this mute’s bondage? Were there others … Continue reading My Redeemer Heals
By Lauren Deville I graduated college completely decimated. I had lost most of what I thought I was headed towards and had absolutely no idea who I was or what I wanted to do with my life and the funny thing was, I hadn’t even known that I didn’t know until right then. Having lost … Continue reading Grasping for Significance: How to survive graduation
By Julian Newman This past week I had a very important appointment. I was going on a roller skating field trip with my daughters second grade class. So on this Tuesday I made some room in my schedule and headed down to the roller rink. After scrambling in the door and paying my $5.00 entry … Continue reading Kisses and Roller Skates
By Karen Swank So, have you saved anyone yet? The question is asked with a knowing smile and cynical edges around the eyes. It’s been aimed at me many times already in the three weeks I’ve been working at the shelter for abused women. It’s a companion to the “wisdom” that was passed along to … Continue reading Christian Service and Saving the World