Knees knocking and hands shaking, I stood in front of about 50 of the most precious Christian women I have ever met. I had gone to El Salvador on a mission trip with the hope of somehow being a...
MISSION
555 || The Whole World Is Watching
When I was in seminary, I heard for the first time a song Gil Scott Heron released in 1970 – “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” It was a monster piece of protest music and a first-class...
551 || Man of the Streets
It is Black Entertainment weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, and a lot of entertainers are in town for a big award show. Anthony Hall stands on a street corner across the street from one of the happening...
550 || Building Tables, Rebuilding Lives
I haven’t been sober a day in my life since I was 13.” The man David Palmer spoke with was in his mid-30s, and he drank and consumed drugs as much as he could every single day. Despite having a...
548 || Finding Her Voice in the Midst of Abuse: Becky Moreland’s Story
Becky Moreland spent the first part of her life without a voice. Physically, she could talk just fine. But Becky believed nobody loved her, so she never stood up for herself. She never spoke up...
543 || Answers from God: A Journey Through Mormonism
We published a story in January 2018 about Lynn and her family’s journey through the Mormon faith. We recently got in touch with Lynn to share more of her story. If you found out the past 30 years...
542 || Modern-Day Abolitionists of Operation Underground Railroad
When you think of abolitionists, names like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, William Wilberforce, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and even Abraham Lincoln come to mind. Not Timothy Ballard. Probably...
541 || Just Add Water — Or Not
It was the water. People said the water had healing properties. And it wasn’t just a fad, like special oils or the new sycamore-leaf diet that may or may not actually do anything. He had seen people...
539 || The Moments That Made Me
I am 5 years old, and the only home I have ever known is in a tiny town in Tennessee. On weekdays, I play with my best friend Jojo at my kindergarten. Every Sunday, my family attends the church in...