Columnist Todd Johnson tackles the ever-toxic topic of homeschooling vs. public school, and how the classroom can be a mission field.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba created electricity for his village in Malawi using some bits of old junk, brain power and one of the nations few resources: the wind. You can read more about his journey bring hope to his village in his upcoming book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
Letting God out of the box
Since the beginning of time we have tried to make God fit into our box. We want God to squeeze into our worldview and live within the parameters we have set for Him, instead of allowing Him to do his job and just be God.
Putting a Face on the Faceless
When Sarah Freeman called to tell her friend Stephen Christian about her mission trip to Haiti, she was just asking for prayer.
Twenty-four hours later, Christian, who is the lead singer of the rock band Anberlin, called Freeman back to let her know he was going too, and bringing friends along with him.
Looking for a way to help?
Stephen Christian and his friends are active in traveling around the world doing humanitarian work with Faceless International, but he says you don’t have to go far to find something to you can do to improve the quality of life for others.
Beauty company lends a hand
The Body Shop has come out with a line of products to help fund the fight against sex trafficking. 100% of the proceeds from their special hand cream and canvas bags will go to Somaly Mam and ECPAT, two organizations that are working to end the sex slave trade. Rarely do big businesses donate the Read more »
When love isn’t easy
“Calcutta eats missionaries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” the missionary from Chenai warned us. Huddled together in the dark basement of a ministry building in San Francisco, our team of 12 women and two men received our Calcutta briefing from a veteran of over 25 years in India. He told us of Koli, the goddess Read more »