July 6, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.
The world recoiled at the repulsive news of French peacekeepers stationed in the war torn Central African Republic sexually abusing young boys in a refugee camp. One account reported that the soldiers raped starving children in exchange for giving them food. It is almost too difficult for most of us to fathom—this horrific evil perpetrated against the […]
Read MoreMay 7, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.
I love thumbing through Tweets, skimming research, statistics and findings. But some, like this one, shock and disturb me. Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) By 2030, mental illness will cost the world more than cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases combined: ow.ly/GbPPR The current and projected economic burden that disease bears globally predicts that “the largest source of those […]
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.
We’re all familiar with Aesop’s fable “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”, which Beatrix Potters later adapted and popularized as “The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse”. While written in their day to extoll the virtues of simple, peaceful country living, the idiom could easily be adapted to portray today’s conversations about the disparity between urban […]
Read MoreJuly 7, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.
When it’s time for my computer or operating system to run an update, I groan. It takes time, and that little popup usually comes when I’m most busy. But I know that if I fail to take the time to run that update, my systems won’t function optimally, bugs wont’ be fixed and I won’t […]
Read MoreJune 30, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.
There’s a lot to celebrate in the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision handed down today. However, there’s also a lot to chew on. As a friend of the Green family, I’m elated that the heavy burden they’ve been carrying for many long months has been lifted and they can proceed with their lives, running their […]
Read MoreApril 17, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.
As a ministry whose heartbeat is to share GOD’S WORD with every child, we sit up and take notice when we see the Bible showing up more often in mainstream media. The Bible mini series on TV turned into a movie called Son of God National attention on the case for religious freedom in Sebelius […]
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