The rain is cold and very wet. It is also much needed. And, perhaps the cold and wet day has also dampened other things. Hopefully I can be vague enough to not reveal identities and yet specific enough to speak to the issue. God himself knows that there are certainly enough examples, so protecting i...

Financial literacy workshop series helps college students master saving and control spending. Published in Wire Tap Magazine. (This story originally appeared on Black College Wire ) When he was 18, John Hope Bryant spent six months homeless. He lived in his car until he could find another place to l...

The Good Food Revolution The lush landscape of Hawai‘i once offered abundant food. What can these islands teach us about food and sufficiency? by Claire Hope Cummings Published on Monday, March 9, 2009 by YES! Magazine The island of Kaua‘i is one of the most beautiful and fragile places on earth...

Paul writes – A recently published book, Christ, History, and Apocalyptic: The Politics of Christian Mission by Nathan Kerr is creating some interesting conversations, primarily in academia. But undoubtedly there is the potential for this conversation to be reworked at the level of the local congr...

1Pet. 1:3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1Pet. 1:4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away,...

There is a passage of scripture from the book of Habakkuk Hosea (NKJV) which goes something like this: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Now put aside the context for the sake of this blog posting, and just consider that statement. Ignorance can have a profound impact on someone's life,...

Romans 13: The night is advanced, the day is at hand. “My child, this is indeed a dark age. But my children must always look towards the coming dawn. Darkness will end; light will triumph. And what a dawning it will be! No counterfeit, but a true illumination leading to an era of peace. Rememb...

Christ "is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him." (Colossians 1:15-16)I hiked up Gunung...

This week's High Hopes blog challenge is hosted by ME! The theme for this week's challenge is Zigs & Zags! You can interpret that any way you'd like. I chose to keep my card pretty simple, to not take away from the cute bunny image Crissy illustrated. Originally, I'd planned to u...

As my church grew bigger my heart grew smaller You could have heard a pin drop as pastor Denny Wilson shared those thoughts. We all recall how Solomon taught us to guard our heart. We can develop compelling vision and excellent ministries strategies, but without a broken spirit and a contrite hea...