By Liz Curtis Higgs I grew up in a small Pennsylvania town where everyone looked like me: white, middle-class, conservative, Protestant. People with different skin tones found somewhere else to live. Immigrants steered clear. The only accents we heard were tourists from New Jersey. Even the economically disadvantaged were scarce. A few run-down houses here […]
By Kelly Carr Oftentimes we focus on the things that are not rather than the things that are: Those are not the words I use. That is not the food I eat. This is not the music I listen to. Those are not the clothes I wear. We are tempted to define people by what […]
By Jerry Harris It’s interesting how some people can be so isolated, even in a crowded room. That’s the way it was for Susan when I first saw her. Hiding in the Crowd It was in between services at church, and there was the usual commotion with all the coming and going, the white noise […]
By Gene Appel I’m fired up for this week’s 2017 North American Christian Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, as thousands of kingdom change makers unite together for three days of refreshment, encouragement, and inspiration. This year I have the privilege of leading this strategic gathering, and I’d like to share with you why our theme—This […]
By Simon Presland I sat on my second-hand couch in the tiny apartment I had rented, trying to make sense of my new world, the sound of the ticking clock on the mantle my only company. “Funny,” I said aloud. “There was a time when all I wanted was a little peace and quiet.” Looking […]
