by Jennifer Lau | Mar 6, 2019 | Opinion
“I don’t know where I would be without the Casa.” These are the words Maria (not her real name) shared with her prison spousal support group, which meets regularly in a little room on the upper floor of the Casa de la Amistad (Friendship House) in Cochabamba, Bolivia....
by Terry Smith | Nov 13, 2018 | Opinion
In the schoolyard behind my wife’s classroom, her 10-year-old pupils engage in a daily rite of interfaith dialogue. Tenzin is a Tibetan Buddhist. His mom and dad emigrated to Canada four years ago. He is playing with Mousa, an Eritrean Muslim girl who wears her hijab...
by Rupen Das and Gordon King | Oct 12, 2016 | Opinion
Compassion is a powerful force. Stories of compassion are often found in places of tragedy and suffering. These are the locations of wounded and broken people. Members of a small Baptist church in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon know about compassion. They saw more than a...
by Brian Craig | Jul 14, 2015 | Opinion
I have an unhealthy attachment to maps. I gain a great sense of security in being able to plot out the route I’ll be taking and then to follow along as we move down the carefully selected roads, through the pre-determined towns, arriving at the estimated time of...
by Sam Chaise | Sep 19, 2014 | Opinion
A recent Sunday worship service at my church was special: Two people were being baptized. We heard their stories of their growing relationship with God; we applauded and celebrated with them as they entered into this profound enactment of grace and obedience. As the...
