We have moorings to cast off
I wrote this last night and then woke up this morning and realized I don't really understand the issue like I should. I diagnose the problem, but need...
Haiti
Remembering the Haiti earthquake a year later
It was about this time last year that news was filtering through about the horrific earthquake in Haiti. We didn't know the scope of it at the time,...
Amazing God Stories
Angel in the cornfield
In the summer of 1997, in the backwoods holler of Berwind, WV, I met a guy named Danny. The first thing I noticed about him is that he looked to be ab...
Poverty
The poor are our relatives
share your food with the hungry... provide the poor wanderer with shelter... when you see the naked, clothe him... do not to turn away from yo...
Kingdom Reality
The kingdom of God is like a flash mob
We're in Spain this morning. I saw this over on Sara Choe's blog and loved the idea. if Jesus were around today, i wonder if He'd compare the Kingd...
A broken world
What it feels like to die of AIDS
What is it like to die of AIDS? What does it feel like? This article in PlusNews is a heart-rending example. Thembi (last name withheld) is a 33...
World Race
The World Race celebrates 5th year anniversary
Ashley Musick was on the first World Race and wrote this blog. 5 years ago a rag-tag group of crazy Christians met in Matamoros, Mexico to leave o...
Poverty
Praying for grace
Grace came to me unexpectedly today. We'd been accosted by beggars everywhere we went in Hyderabad. You want to help the needy ones, but giving to ...
Kingdom Reality
The upsidedown logic of grace
I've been thinking about grace and why we find it so scandalous. Grace, when it shows up, is usually a big surprise. We expect an equivalent response ...
42nd Generation
Coaching the T-squad
World Race coaches are a different breed. We're empty nesters who, having reared our own children, apparently loved it so much that we've come back fo...
