The BERLIN WALL and the Unlikely Power of A Monday Church

  On November 9th, 1989 the Berlin Wall was breached, its first sections sundered by freedom-longing East Germans. With the rest of the world, I watched in rapt attention. Like many, I had prayed for this moment, that the people of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union might live in freedom. But despite my prayers, [...]

Recovering Identity: A Sign of Restoration

One of the most compelling projects managed by our community, Word Made Flesh, is a small business initiative called Sari Bari. Sari Bari’s website states: Sari Bari, a business initiative, seeks the freedom and restoration of Kolkata’s red-light areas through dignity-giving employment opportunities for women affected by the sex trade. The name “Sari Bari” comes [...]

Betweem two seasons

On Friday, two men died. One was Matthew Warren, the 27 year-old son of Pastor Rick Warren. Matthew died by suicide after years of struggling with severe depression. The other was David Kuo, 44, a gifted writer who worked in the White House during the Bush administration. He was a husband and father of four. [...]

Pope Francis: A Symbol of Hope

My husband was practically glued to the television, taking in as much of the media coverage as he could. As I flitted about the house preparing for an out-of-town trip, Chris reported to me the quips and facts surrounding the conclave. The last few days have definitely been historic. Even for those who aren’t Catholic, [...]

The Mind is the Battlefield of Truth vs. Lies

“One of the most important things my yoga teacher taught me this year is to stop thinking.” So wrote blogger Susannah Breslin recently. Sadly, the sentiment is not hers only. In fact, too many Christians fail to recognize the importance of thinking. We live in a time when people are more concerned about images than words, when feelings [...]

There’s got to be more

Recently I presented a seminar called “Rediscovering the Kingdom of God’ to a group from my local church. After listening to my presentation a guy called Matt approached me, thanked me for my teaching and then made a comment that’s stuck with me ever since. He said, “I go to church every Sunday, I watch [...]

The Atheists who honored the Bible

I recently witnessed an unlikely scene: the Bible exalted by an atheist government! While driving down Nyezalyezhnastsi Boulevard to the international airport in Minsk, Belarus, we encountered a feast for the eyes, the just-completed National Library of Belarus. An intriguing statue stood near the front of the beautiful building. A larger-than-life man from another era held a book high [...]

Union of life,work and marriage

People often ask, “What’s it like working with your spouse?” My usual response is that working with my husband is easy; it’s living with my business partner that’s hard. We started out as independent of one another as any two married people can be. José was, and still is, a designer—100% creative. Combine that with [...]

Compete or Collaborate

Traditional entrepreneurial thought revolves around the idea of competition, capitalism, and self-exaltation. Success is determined by money in the bank, power, influence, and material possession. We are taught to look out for ourselves and always put the interest of our mission first. It is with this attitude, we are told, that we will truly achieve [...]

When Faith meets Fashion

Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs and Lavinia Brennan are not what I’d expected. They are friends of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and now list the likes of supermodel Kate Moss and film star Demi Moore among the clients of their ethical fashion label Beulah, which in less than two years has captured the media’s [...]

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