The Economy and a Pair of Shoes
BY: TOBIAS ROBERTS -- Local is community, and ultimately, what is good for the local community, is good for everything else. Prioritizing...
Was the Iraq War Worth It? A Christian Reflection for the Tenth Anniversary of the Invasion
BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- Was the invasion of Iraq worth it? Not by any definition of “worth” that I believe is supported by the gospel...
For the American part of me…..I Am Sorry (My Confession)
BY: MATT YOUNG -- Today I would like to stand with Joel. I want to confess not only for the four areas that he did...
Ten Years Later: Remembering Iraq
EVENT WITH SHANE CLAIBORNE, GREG BARRETT, JEREMY COURTNEY and others, ten years after the Iraq bombardment...
Two Afghan Kids Killed by NATO Troops
BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Horrific news from our friends in Kabul. Last weekend 2 kids, age 7 and 8, were killed by NATO forces while herding cattle...
RAWtools: AK47s into Farm Tools
BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Folks around the country are invited to donate their weapons. From each semi-automatic, they can make...
“The missionaries brought the Bread of Life, but we choked on the packaging.”
BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- Our insensitively-expressed opinions, prim expectations, and slow-burning cultural condemnation have alienated...
Forty Days of Lent: An Almost Amish Journey Toward a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life
BY: NANCY SLEETH -- Use this season of Lent as a time to grow closer to God and simplify your life. Try a new suggestion from this list...
The Wall, Children, and Hamas: My Trip to Gaza
World Vision has been working in Gaza the land of Samson, Goliath and the Philistines since 2009. I visited Gaza last week. Our agricultural partners...
From Soldier to Pacifist
BY: MATT YOUNG -- The key reason I have become a pacifist, or believer in non-violence, whatever technical term we want to call it, is this....