All Katie did was say "yes" to God. What would happen if we were to say "yes" to what he's asking of us? Here is Katie's story in her own words. I ...
On Monday I wrote a blog called Activism is necessary for understanding. The point of it was, we don't have to become perfect to serve God, we just ha...
Pain teaches us the value of things. Some folks have to go bankrupt before they live according to a budget. Endure a few months of unemployment and yo...
Phillip Yancey coined the term "ungrace" in his book What's So Amazing About Grace. It's the response of unforgiveness, judgment, and combativeness. B...
I remember encouraging the pastor of our white, upscale church in West Palm Beach to send members of the congregation with me to the nearby town of Be...
Interesting recent article in the New York Times. Any study that tries to quantify empathy needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but you can t...
It's been a few weeks since we did this as a blog community (see last one here) and I for one need it. I went a couple of days this past week with ...
Saw this article by John Shore on the Huffington Post - I'm copying half of it here. Helps us see and understand our blind spots. When nonChristians l...
When I was 21, a senior in college, I read about the horror going on in Cambodia and I knew I needed to go over there and help. Pol Pot and his cohort...
I was playing Texas Hold 'Em at Jeff Hylton's house with a bunch of other guys. I had a good hand - two pair. And then the dealer flipped anothe...
