Priyanka’s Story
Priyanka is an artist. She feels deeply and laughs loudly. She is a wife and mother in a culture where women are traditionally expected to stay in the home. But she doesn’t want to stay home--she wants to explore [...]
Summer Read Along – When Helping Hurts
Over the next few months we will be reading through the book When Helping Hurts (Expanded Edition) by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett. We will be taking time on the blog to explore the book and the topics it raises. [...]
Vocational Training at In His Image
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the In His Image center. It was my second visit in as many years and I was surprised to see how much things had changed in such a short amount of time. One of [...]
Wholistic Development Center Update
Sitting down with the directors of the Wholistic Development Center (WDC) I could quickly see the passion they have for discipling the staff and students they work with. In the past six months they have seen a lot of growth [...]
In His Image Update
In His Image has had a wonderful year. They have overcome many challenges and seen God do many unexpected things. A few weeks ago, the In His Image director shared some of the struggles and some of the joys she has experienced this [...]
Preparing the Church for the First Generation Christian
My friend Geeta is a first generation Christian. She grew up in a Hindu family—her father was a conservative Hindu—and discovered Christianity later in life. First generation Christian, convert, people from other faiths, Hindu/Muslim background— there are many ways to [...]
An Inspiring Example of Cross-Cultural Relationships
Six ethnic groups. Four countries. The Wholistic Development Center (WDC) is full of diversity. Any day on campus you can hear conversations in a variety of languages. All of this diversity leads to amazing opportunities for cross-cultural evangelism while also [...]
Those Doing Justice
As we have worked our way through Generous Justice I have been inspired. Keller shares several stories throughout the book of different individuals doing justice and about ways to bring justice to those who need it. His stories peeked my [...]
The Role of the Community
We all want to help people. We all want to make a positive impact in someone else’s life, especially if that person is hurting physically, emotionally, or spiritually. The danger is that sometimes this desire to help others can manifest [...]
Dignity of Every Human
Sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to serve the poor. As Keller points out in Chapter 5 of Generous Justice, most people know they should share with others and help the poor, but they lack the motivation. So how do [...]