Your words are powerful

Your words are powerful

Some time ago, I received a call from my university asking me, as a recent grad, to join the alumni association (aka, donate money). I love my alma mater. It is a beautiful campus and I am so grateful for the time spent with friends, the hours wracking my brain to...
An Officer’s Reflection After Charlottesville

An Officer’s Reflection After Charlottesville

By Captain Lisa Barnes We live in a world that is hurting and broken. This isn’t new. We live in a world that is full of people who have tried to elevate ourselves over others whenever we have a chance. This isn’t new. We live in a world that is up in arms, and unsure...
If Your Hotel Stay Fair?

If Your Hotel Stay Fair?

Most likely you know what Fair Trade is.  If, by chance, Fair Trade is a new concept, the definition from Dictionary.com explains it, “trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries.”  In order for the producers to receive fair wages, it is...

Justice From The Couch

by Jen Arens For 25 years of my ministry I epitomized the “Dangerous Women” poem from Lynn Hybels’ book Nice Girls Don’t Change the World. I acknowledged my power to change, grow, and be radically alive for God. I was the healer of wounds and righter of wrongs. I wept...