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Written by Laura Parker
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00 |
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She runs to me and holds up thin brown arms. In the universal language of children, she is asking me to pick her up. She knows our car is leaving for the day, and she wants to be held as I walk towards it. A hundred yards, maybe. And so I heft her up in my arms, and she wraps her legs around my front like a little monkey. I start across the grass, and I hear a whispered thought: “Walk slowly.” Walk slowly, because the affection this 6-year-old receives in the brief steps to the car might be all she gets for the day. And so I do; I slow down. I rub her back, and I smell her sweaty hair. I bounce a little and make her giggle. And I whisper into her ear words that her mother should be saying.
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Written by Ben Skoda
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:00 |
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When you find yourself riding a bicycle across the U.S. to raise money and awareness for anti-human trafficking efforts, as one often does, there are a number of ways to occupy the long periods of time you spend pedaling. Sometimes you ask yourself exactly why you are doing such a thing. Sometimes you count animal carcasses. In moments of severe discomfort (and they have been plentiful), I have found myself singing in an effort to divert my thoughts from the pain or exhaustion. My catalog of ‘80s worship choruses is extensive. Majesty.
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Written by Jeremy Willet
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 08:16 |
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“I promise you, I will not get involved with Haiti.”
I boldly proclaimed this statement one evening in August of 2009 as my band, Willet, accepted an invitation to visit Haiti for 10 days. Originally, I was hesitant to even visit because of our current involvement in several communities in Africa.
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Written by Lorae French
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 09:00 |
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Religion has always been a dirty word to me. To most of my generation, it speaks of judgment and piety and irrelevance. It is impersonal. Dead. I’ve always had the sneaking suspicion God wasn’t much a fan of the word either … most “religious” things tend to seem devoid of the spark of His favor and presence. I've wondered how so many of us could be getting Christianity wrong—how so many Christians could be missing the point. It wasn‘t until this year I realized the answer was already on the page ... and that this verse had already shaped the very meaning of my life.
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Written by Ben Skoda
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 09:00 |
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If I were to be perfectly honest, I would have to admit I feel like a bit of a poser.
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