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As people across the nation prepare to spend this evening eating, drinking and consuming millions of dollars in television advertisements before, during and after the Super Bowl, this story of a family in Atlanta offers a contrasting view of how American affluence might be used  more productively… Watch CBS News Videos Online

Got home from the hospital last night following an unexpected three day stay that included lots of tests and a few odd physical episodes of unknown origin that quacked like seizures but didn’t quite walk like them. I will spare you the details of prodding, poking and monitoring. Suffice it to say that I feel…

I was asked in an interview last week, what was my favorite Bible verse. While it seemed like an odd question to me, like asking for my favorite musical chord or favorite ingredient in a cake, I did the right thing and thought for a moment. I’m not sure where it is, I told the…

Found this shot on my friend Jesse Rice’s blog, depicting a little boy being rescued from the rubble in Haiti after being trapped for 8 days. The joy on his face and the face of these rescuers is a glimmer of hope in the midst of what has surely been days of heart-numbing darkness for…

Much has been written about where God has or has not been in the days following the devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. This morning it was reported that another quake, this one a 6.1 on the Richter scale, shook the ground in Port au Prince and it is chaos. An NPR reporter described it like…

Emmanual Jal was a child soldier in Sudan who escaped to Ethiopia in an excruciating months-long journey across the desert, came to faith when he faced the dilemma of whether or not to eat his friend to survive, and is now an internationally recognized musician, writer and advocate for children in Sudan through his organization,…

I never imagined that I would (finally) find my response to Pat Robertson’s controversial (and unfortunate) statement on the earthquake in Haiti in my reflection on the life and writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Having spent the week reading bitter, angry comments and posts about Robertson, I’ve wondered how public attacks in the…

TO THE WOMAN IN THE RUBBLE by Shelia Mullican, Blogger at Anam Cara  I am unable to escape your eyes.  Frightened.  Imploring.  I wonder…what had this day been like for you? Were you on your way to the market?  Were you working in an office?  Where are your children?  Do you even know? My heart is breaking.  For…

I’ve done more reading than writing about the earthquake in Haiti today. Dozens of news articles and blog posts unpacking what is happening on the ground, how many millions of people have been impacted, where donations can be sent and what it will take to care for survivors and repair infrastructure in a country that…

I am pleased to announce that reader Chris Wiles is the winner of the Stone Crossings: Finding Grace in Hard and Hidden Places book giveaway. Chris’ name was chosen at random from the group of people who commented on each of the four reflections that ran on the site over the past week. Thank you to everyone who…
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