We all do it. We can’t help ourselves. We must create. Whether we did it as homework in high school, or we do it because it’s our passion; we’re all creative beings and we must be creative. Unfortunately, many people don’t think of themselves as creative at all. When was the last time you sat down […]
RELEASING OUR FINANCIAL BURDENS
Does God care about money?
I gave myself an early birthday present this year. Two weeks before the big day, I made my last payment on my college loan. The top of the debt thermometer hanging on my refrigerator read, “Happy Birthday to me, I’m debt free!” I scribbled up to the goal line and smiled as I snapped the […]
ARE CHRISTIANS JUST NICE PEOPLE OR NEW PEOPLE?
Allowing God to make the most of us inside and out
I’m a huge fan of makeovers. I could spend hours watching rooms, houses, and people being rehabbed, dressed up, spruced up, or slimmed down. My dream cable TV station would be The Makeover Channel, featuring all makeovers all the time. I’d binge watch past episodes of What Not to Wear, The Biggest Loser, and Extreme […]
14 INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
Fun Excursions both Economical and Ecological
You can do something more meaningful that giving chocolates on your Valentine’s Day this year. What are some inexpensive ways to have fun and enjoy this season, and at the same time respect and help our environment, God’s creation? Even with these challenges you don’t have to be dateless or bored. It is possible to […]
EGYPTIAN COPTIC CHRISTIANS
Writings and photographs by Alexa Wan
In bare, weakly sun-lit rooms nestled under Cairo’s Mokattam Hills, known locally as Garbage City, walls are littered with religious artifacts and most floors strewn in heaps of trash, waiting for sorters. At the break of dawn men collect up to 13,000 tons of waste daily, roving among the winding streets balanced atop trucks and […]
MAKING ROOM AT THE INN
The Spirit of Las Posadas
Christmas is our day to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. But in the shuffle of the holiday season, the original intent of the holiday can also get swept up in holiday busy work, no matter how well-intended we are. But we can take out a page from the cultural traditions of Mexico to reflect upon this Christmas. […]
JUSTICE OR COMPASSION?
The consequences of gossip as seen through the film Doubt.
A woman was gossiping with her friend about a man whom they hardly knew – I know none of you have ever done this. That night, she had a dream: a great hand appeared over her and pointed down on her. She was immediately seized with an overwhelming sense of guilt. The next day she […]
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
Trusting God with a Different Plan
Some things in life are not easy, like eating with chopsticks, doing math in your head, or cooking something other than microwave popcorn for dinner. Then there’s the really hard stuff, like figuring out which college to attend or which career to choose. The Apostle Paul tries to encourage us in Romans by explaining that […]
Elevating Easter
Celebrating Christ’s Journey to the Cross and the Victorious Resurrection
Holy Week, a central point of remembrance during the Christian calendar, focuses upon the death and resurrection of Jesus. This is no surprise. Had Jesus not risen from the dead, our faith would be useless, and we would still be guilty of our sins (1 Cor. 15:17). Holy Week helps us reflect upon the last […]
Christmas SPIRIT Foundation
Bringing the spirit of Christmas to military personnel and their families
It’s hard to beat the smell of a fresh Christmas tree. The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation agrees and developed a plan for delivering fresh evergreens to deployed American soldiers and military families at home. The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation’s flagship program is Trees for Troops. Since its inception in 2005, CSF and FedEx have partnered to provide […]
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