As the father of two young daughters I am becoming an expert at identifying Disney princesses. From movies and figurines to coloring books and clothes it seems like my life is surrounded by nail painting, the color pink and everything [...]
I sat there nursing my warm cup of chai, trying to stave off the morning chill. It was my first visit to the Ending Gendercide Project in India, and I was trying to take it all in. The normal morning [...]
Last week I was talking with one of our leaders in India and he said something powerful. He said, “From the womb to the tomb girls in India face discrimination.” Often they are victims of gendercide- the systematic killing of [...]
I’m not good at fasting. I don’t like it. And it makes me grumpy. Anna should really be writing this post instead of me…she seems to have the fasting thing down cold. Nevertheless, here we are. Today is Ash Wednesday. [...]
The day after tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. If you don’t attend a liturgical church, you may be wondering what that even means. In fact, my coworkers at Reconciled World appointed me to blog today because when I mentioned Ash Wednesday [...]
The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America and the fourth longest river in the world. It is 2,320 miles long, 200 feet deep and one mile wide at its widest point. Any idea where it starts? As [...]
This blog is part 3 of a 3 part series. You can read the first 2 parts of the series at the following links: Part 1 / Part 2 One key to loving our neighbor is understanding our neighbor’s immediate [...]
Today is a day we’ve all come to associate with roses and chocolates, candlelit dinners and Hallmark cards. It is a day that we spend focused on showing love to our significant others and those we already have deep relationships [...]
This blog is part 2 of a 3 part series. You can read part 1 of the series here. Our study of the parable of The Good Samaritan first considered the question: Who are the people we are to love? [...]
In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus tells an expert in biblical law that the path to eternal life is to obey the commandments, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength [...]
