When you’re in the midst of a global pandemic, caring for the sick isn’t likely the first thing on your mind. Most of us are thinking about our own survival, whether it’s with our physical health or economic well-being. All you have to do is look at...
Note: The article Life-Giving through Gifts-Based Ministry was originally written for a series called “What My Church Does Well” for The High Calling (now at Theology of Work Project). Today, I’m excited about serving at my church. But it wasn’t always...
She loves to be tickled. When most kids would squirm and ask you to stop, my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter giggles, “Tickle, Daddy!” as if she wants more. I love those moments with my children. You know the ones—when the whole world disappears, and nothing else...
I’m pretty much over the drama with the current election cycle. Is it just me, or are the presidential elections getting to be more hateful and divisive? And it doesn’t stop with the presidential candidates. Rarely do you see campaign ads designed to...
Overcoming the impacts of poverty requires the breaking of cycles. And that’s exactly what Alexis Quintero is doing. He runs a store in his community in Casco Viejo, Panama where shoppers don’t need cash to buy anything. Instead, they buy items using poker...
Like many other families, the Christmas stuff comes out and get set up almost immediately after Thanksgiving. We get the artificial tree out, light up the festive candles, and turn up the Christmas music channel on Pandora. One thing you need to know about us is...