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“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”–Augustine If Augustine’s words are true, I feel like I have read an encyclopedia this year. Travel has opened up my mind and my heart, and … Continue reading →

My friend, Jeff Berryman, wrote a most intriguing play called “Return to Bethlehem.” He proposes the idea of a return visit to Bethlehem by Jesus when he was thirty years old. Only in Berryman’s dramatic piece, Jesus doesn’t receive a … Continue reading →

Auburn and Oregon. That’s who will play for the National Championship in college football this season. What a great matchup! And what is interesting to me is that I have spoken in both Auburn and Eugene this fall and watched … Continue reading →

What is the greatest humanitarian crisis in history? We all probably know. It is the AIDS pandemic. We have seen pictures of the children on late night television. Bono has gone across the globe calling attention to the disaster. Our … Continue reading →

I think that everyone needs to go to a Third World country. In fact, I think that everyone ought to go to a slum in a Third World country. You need to go and see how other people live just … Continue reading →

When is enough enough? Don’t you feel that way about Haiti? The Haitian earthquake earlier this year was one of the most devastating disasters of recent times. People ask me how Christian Relief Fund got there to help people so … Continue reading →

“We were hungry, and you fed us.” I’d never had anyone say it that specifically to me before. Emmanuel Kai, the business manager of Ford-Madden Christian Academy, plainly said it. He told the story of Liberians and their children in the midst … Continue reading →

I’m looking through orange colored glasses in Liberia today. I have hope. I have hope because of the children. Things are changing politically here. Earlier this week, Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, gave his final testimony at The … Continue reading →

I tend to think slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln. Wouldn’t it be nice if that were true? The fact of the matter is that there are more slaves today than any time in history. Today we call it human trafficking, … Continue reading →

I started laughing when I first saw him enter with a group of people. He appeared to be a leftover from Halloween. My first thought, I kid you not, was that someone had entered the store dressed up as a … Continue reading →