By Kelly Carr Through my church, my work, and my husband’s work, I get the privilege of hearing about the experiences of people all across the country and around the world. When they talk about the ways they see God moving in their particular context, I feel excited and inspired: • After a remote village […]
By Charlie W. Starr I use the phrase “almost wholesome” in my title in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. Today’s TV writers are seldom going to give us a TV series which we will completely agree with, show after show. Their agendas will creep in, their ideas will be far from ours, and they may include attacks […]
By Kelly Carr Father’s Day is one of those holidays people may tiptoe around. These days we hear of more and more families where Dad isn’t around. When the news shows fathers ending up in jail, avoiding child support, abusing their kids, working more than being at home, or cheating on the side, the entire […]
By Drew Coons Father’s Day could be a non-event for me. Both my father-in-law and my father are deceased. There’s nobody to honor. Also my wife, Kit, and I were never able to have children, so nobody sends me a card or phones on Father’s Day. And yet Father’s Day is meaningful. “I hope some […]
By Allen Schofield Several years ago I was driving through West Central Missouri, more than 100 miles from home. A middle-aged man was standing beside the road with a sign that read “Christian family—STRANDED. Need work.” I have strong hesitations about picking up hitchhikers and strangers, but the wording on his sign and his conservative […]
