By Jeanette Hanscome I was working at a preschool the year of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. I’ll never forget the day when the staff hovered around a portable radio, listening for the verdict. Not guilty. “No!” Mary punched the desk. Jo cried out, “What?” I just stood there, wordless. Everyone believed the former […]
By Jeanette Hanscome When I didn’t see Deanna at church, I knew something was wrong. She suffered with health problems that caused severe pain and depression. Deanna also loved the Lord and being with his people, so if she missed church, she had to be in bad shape. “Is everything OK?” I knew the […]
By Nathan Kline Recently I embarked on an adventure I wasn’t sure I could complete: I signed up to race in a half marathon. So in the fall of 2013, I registered for the 13.1-mile race with a goal time of 2 hours and 5 minutes. Quickly time passed for me to begin my […]
By Nathan Kline I love seeing renewal, especially in the city. The renewal of the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati particularly interests me because of its growth and development. The neighborhood was originally established by German immigrants in the early 19th century and is home to some of the oldest and most beautiful Italian-style architecture […]
By Betty B. Gray Once you have been to Haiti you never forget the unbelievable poverty. The first glimpse is really more than one can comprehend: the shacks people call home; families sleeping in shifts because there are not enough mats; streets filled with garbage; open sewers; overwhelming smells; naked, starving children lining the […]
