How to prepare children to go back to school during COVID-19
Going back to school can be a challenge for many students. But this year, more than ever, kids need our support every step of the way on their path to academic success. When we went back to school last fall, no
Studying Imago Dei: Tarnished
A Scripture study from Caring, part two of four. Read part one. God created us out of the abundance of love he has for all humanity. He created us in a perfect state and gave us the gift of unbroken communion with
Holding dual citizenship in the lands of normal and rare
Six weeks after giving birth to my second child, Petra, both of my girls lie face-up on the living room rug, gazing at me. The baby weighed eight pounds. The two-year-old, Fiona, weighed 16—almost half the size of typical kids
Billboard promotes help line for Montana human trafficking survivors
There’s a new feature at The Salvation Army’s Billings, Montana, warehouse: a billboard promoting a help line for human trafficking survivors. The message? Hope. The 24-hour helpline, named the Hope Line, is manned by volunteers of Montana-based anti-human trafficking nonprofit Her
Studying Imago Dei: What is it?
A Scripture study from Caring, part one of four. From the very beginning, God set humanity apart from the rest of creation. All of creation came to be through the Word of God, but humanity was made through the breath of
The way up is down when following Jesus
When I was little, my dad, whom I love deeply, would get in the silliest of moods. He attempted to humor me and my siblings, and also express love, with his rendition of iconic country singer Willie Nelson’s song “Always
How the learning cycle helps us on the journey to wholeness
We will appreciate the value of remembering by first examining the danger of forgetting. Even a quick read of the Old Testament reveals a shocking memory loss for the Israelites. The following admonitions are framed in the context of warning
Playing a ruled game of faith
Things happen when you watch your grandson play hockey. Like many young Canadians, Dylan started playing organized hockey when he was 6 years old. Essentially the referee put the puck on the ice and the players scrambled after it like
Human frailty vs. divine vitality
Imagine you have a mountain full of dishes with caked-on residue from meals past in your kitchen sink. You know your job is to go in there and get them cleaned, dried and back in their place, but hold on.
Pandemic-induced ‘eviction avalanche’ comes into focus
The Salvation Army works to get out in front of, and respond to, the looming housing crisis. Dutch Ziegler tore open the envelope, knowing exactly what was inside. “You are hereby notified that your month-to-month lease of the above described premises shall
The disciplined pursuit of pausing in a world full of “Go”
The first task of embracing uncomfortable is the purposeful choice of stepping into the discomfort of saying no regardless of the consequence. There is little hope of achieving the remaining elements of radical transformation without the discipline of pausing. This