By Renata Vicente I consider myself an expert at finding “nowhere” everywhere. On my first international trip, I ended up at a youth conference in Bad Salzuflen—nowhere, Germany. Many years later, I decided to go to seminary in Johnson City, Tennessee—nowhere, America. So it was no surprise when I found myself in Jacarequara, in the […]
An interview with Margaret Feinberg by Kelly Carr, editor Do you recall that childhood enjoyment of opening a new coloring book and pulling out your box of crayons? Maybe you can even smell the scent of the crayons right now as you remember. Looking back, you can see there was creativity and relaxation built in […]
By Valerie Jones It’s that time in the worship service when the music plays and the offering plate is passed around. Week after week we reach for the check written to the church. We are mostly familiar with the command that calls us to give back to God 10 percent of what he has given […]
By Elizabeth Reid I have a picture on my wall of the gang of missionary kids I grew up with. We are stacked up on a slide: youngest at the bottom, oldest at the top. We are children of the ’90s, dressed in mismatched colors of the late ’80s. Fashion trends are slow to come […]
By Susie Kearley It’s great when Christians are able to give lots of money to the church and other good causes. But don’t dismay if you’re unable to give as much as other people. God rejoices in modest gifts as well as large ones, and Jesus said that the attitude with which you give is […]
