On Sunday evening our family gathered around a small glass jar and mixed soil with ashes and buried wheat berries beneath the humus then doused the mixture with water and…
“Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God…
Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 I giggled to myself the first time I read through this passage. Certain questions would run through my mind like “How would I react if…
Blessed are those who persecute? Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:10) As we approach Good Friday it is…
While volunteering at New Horizons Ministries in downtown Seattle, WA, I had the privilege of meeting and talking with street youth during drop-in hours on Tuesday evenings. Often, I heard…
Its almost over. Lent is coming towards its close. Next week is Palm Sunday. Yet for most of us the transformation we long for has only just begun. Where do…
Have you ever read a book called Companion to the Poor? It’s about a man’s journey living and preaching in the informal settlements of Manila, Philippines in the 1970-80s. There…
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? by Steve Kimes John became homeless just a couple months ago. He was an honored veteran, and had worked hard and kept fit all…
Nine years. That’s 3,285 days. It’s hard for me to even begin to imagine what nine years of being separated from my family would look like. My parents live in…
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