In July 1997, the state of Virginia executed Joseph O’Dell. According to Helen Prajean’s book “The Death of Innocents,” Joseph O’Dell was almost certainly innocent of the crime for which he was killed …
Due to ignorance or denial, many people perceive sexual exploitation as something that happens in faraway places, not near our homes or in our cities …
There are moments in our lives that leave indelible marks on us. And there are people in those moments whose encouraging words shape us far beyond what we could imagine …
Jim Schrag concluded his formal response to the Pink Menno Campaign with these fitting words …
I don’t know precisely how the U.S. health-care mess should be fixed. I don’t know what God thinks of the devil in the details of that mad muddle …
Which is a picture of a “missional” youth ministry: Skating youth workers who read from the Bible while tackling ramps and 360s? …