by Rhea Waters
April 2020 was the month my mom passed—a time when the world was shut down, when borders were closed, and isolation ruled. And yet, even in that stillness, God never stopped speaking. My mom was the most social person I’ve ever known. She lit up any room she entered....
by Honesto Pascual
“Penitensya” (penitence, penance, loosly translated from Tagalog). It happens once a year at about high noon, the hottest time of day, on Good Friday, two days before Easter. Some believe that it is one of the most extreme examples of colonial mentality...
by Mele Vakalahi Uaine
We met when I was 19, dated for two years, and were married in 2003. We now have five children. We’ve traveled so many places together. He is my bestie, my BFF, and the best husband ever! We’re also complete opposites and sometimes I wonder how we got this far. One...
by Toakase Vunileva
There is something so fulfilling about living in your calling and walking in your God-given purpose. For years, my husband Paul and I had the privilege of serving in Colorado, where our ministries were flourishing. Paul was the pastor of Littleton Seventh-day...
by Rebecca Waring-Crane
We can know a thing and ignore it. This is a form of survival, isn’t it? The reality of people going hungry may hover at the edge of consciousness when we pause for a moment of gratitude before lunch. But this awareness rarely barges in and demands our attention. We...
by Fred Davis
“Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Proverbs 12:18, NRSV). When I was four years old I woke up in hospital with no clue as to what was going on. I was ultimately diagnosed with a severe allergic reaction to almost everything...
