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Heaven's Terms for Ending the Lethal Punch-and-Judy Show
By: William David Spencer | October 30, 2011
One God—when no one else—sufficient. One Love, created us, proficient.
Words that Still Burn
By: Sarah Klatt | September 14, 2011
Crack the book that Re-rewrites history And grow new eyes to Legal injustice As a girl I watched Color decide The lines between human and not Hit me Like the whip he used on your back Your blood flowed and your screams Choked my sense Of humanity Like a millstone Around my neck Growing heavier With [...]
To the Church Leaders About Women
By: H. Edgar Hix | September 5, 2011
Just open a door. Even a small door. They will breach the surface like whales. They will walk with you on the waters. They will believe in the storm and the Storm Master. They will share His faith and yours.
Lynni and the Life-Changing Lotion
By: Charity Kroeker | September 5, 2011
On the corner of Sidney Street and 7th Avenue, just past Sean’s Shoe Shine Chateau and Betty’s Bakery, is a building at least a hundred stories high with windows all the way up.
Words That Still Burn
By: Sarah Klatt | September 5, 2011
A slam poem from the perspective of Sarah and Angelina Grimké.
A Poisoned Mind
By: Nicholas Colby Watson Wolfe | September 5, 2011
Being married to her is the greatest happiness a man could feel. I could never love anyone more. My only desire is to love her and provide for her. I have made sacrifices for her, but she is worth every single one. I always want to be there for her. I want to save and [...]
Oceans Breaking Over Rocks
By: Jennifer Kane | September 5, 2011
From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I (Ps. 61:2).
The Primary Colors of Our Moral Sense
By: CBE International | September 5, 2011
This story, from the point of view of a young girl, is about the collective responsibility of the church—male and female alike—to examine the type of environment we create not only through our theological stances, but also through our daily actions and interactions, so that we may make the church a safe and [...]
The Mother
By: H. Edgar Hix | July 30, 2011
Each drop of blood on the road to Golgotha was matched with a thousand tears of mine. I, who held Christmas in my body, saw Him carry the tree and decorate it dank with blood, dark with death. Oh, the carols he sighed. “Father Forgive Them.” “I Thirst.” “Son, Behold Your Mother.” What Father would [...]
Father Knows Best
By: Jennifer Kane | June 29, 2011
Father's Day was earlier this month and, like many of you, I attended church and heard another variation of a Father's Day sermon. Over the years my father and I have joked about these messages, because we often feel they do not adequately portray his particular type of fathering. In fact, my dad often feels [...]