January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Throughout this month, we’ll be sharing posts and resources that shine a light on the reality of this global problem and ways you can combat modern slavery. Today’s post comes ...
2020 was a hard year. The coronavirus pandemic upended lives and forced millions of Americans to stay socially distanced and isolated. Many spent Christmas apart from family for the first time ever. As we enter the new year, I know ...
Whether you’re a working professional with Zoom burnout, just trying to make it through an unexpected year of virtual school, or fighting off depression due to 10 months of isolation, we’re all pandemic survivors right ...
Each week we’ll be sharing a devotional focusing our hearts on Scripture passages that can form our hearts to better love our neighbors. Each will end with a prayer and practical reflection to carry you into your day.
“You ...
The big question of 2020 has been: how do we conduct socially distant ministry?
Dr. Nicolette Louissaint, infectious disease expert and executive director of Healthcare Ready, says it comes down to separating our regular practices ...
What is the role of hope in escaping poverty? A quick glance at the historical approach of the aid and development industry might suggest that internal factors such as hope, aspirations, and identity play only minor roles. Development ...
When we use our imagination concerning the reason why the Priest and the Levite did not stop to help the wounded man, numerous things come to mind.
Perhaps they were in a hurry to get to an important ecclesiastical meeting for which ...
As Christians, we want to live out our call to love our neighbors—as we help in practical ways and look at complex humanitarian issues. It’s important to use our hearts and our smarts as we seek to do good, as Samaritans ...
“O Lord, my heart is not lifted up,my eyes are not raised too high;I do not occupy myself with thingstoo marvelous for me.But I have calmed and quieted my soul,like a weaned child with its mother;my soul is like the weaned child ...
This year, more than most, I have often thought about how Christians have faced moments of crisis—whether in times of war or political turmoil or, as in our own day, widespread illness. For me, one of the most remarkable instances ...
