Fear and suffering have ways of recalibrating even our most heartfelt convictions.
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Food Stamps. Medicaid. Unemployment. These were words I never imagined would be associated with having a college degree.
When you're unemployed--or under-employed--for a long period of time, it's hard not to become hopeless, cynical and even depressed. Our friends at...
By American standards, our simple, rustic, debt-free way of life is likely a bit peculiar to most. But after four years of being duly sifted through the economic threshing machine, we’ve learned...
My recent trip to Haiti rocked me in ways I never expected. Being exposed to that level of poverty is gut-wrenching enough, but add to it the destruction from January’s earthquake and the...
I’ve been called lots of names in my life. One of my favorites is “the unlikely missionary.” I like that one because of what it says about who I am and where I’ve...
It’s hot, so I stand under the awning at the back of the church where the sun can’t scorch the tops of my shoulders and the crown of my head. Two friends have...
