Vacation

A Pastor's Testimony of Redemption May End in Deportation

Matthew Soerens 3-12-2010

Pastor Walter is experiencing firsthand the effects of a broken immigration system. Walter migrated to the United States from Colombia when he was young, petitioned by his parents, who were Lawful Permanent Residents. Walter's parents wanted for their son to enjoy the opportunities that the United States had to offer.

My Alter Ego

Angela Batie 3-05-2010

I have a fantasy persona. There are only select times that I'm tempted to bring it out: on an airplane, out with friends on a Friday night, on vacation, at the dentist.

Maladjusted to Injustice

Neeraj Mehta 1-25-2010

Last week my wife and I had the grand opportunity to leave our two kids in the care of her parents and spend five days on vacation in California.

We Must Act on Health Care

Jim Wallis 8-12-2009

As a nation, we are engaged in making decisions about our health care that will impact our families and communities for generations to come.

Acedia and Vacation Bible School

Caroline Langston 7-22-2009

Last week, less than 48 hours after there was a senseless homicide in our neighborhood, my family participated in a time-honored summer ritual: My husband and I took our 5-year-old son to Vacation

Kids Need All the Positive Words They Can Get

Bart Campolo 7-17-2009

Recently a bunch of people e-mailed me the same New York Times column, which cited a variety of scientific research s

A Father's Day Reflection

Brian McLaren 6-18-2009

It's daunting for me to even begin writing about Fathers' Day ...

Changing the Backyard

Jim Wallis 8-21-2008

My two boys have an alley for a backyard. Luke (9) and Jack (5) are thoroughly urban kids, but I watched them, these past two weeks, fall in love with a natural world far different from their own in a magical place called Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island.

I came here a lot as a younger man. It was the home of lawyer-theologian William Stringfellow, one of my theological and political mentors, and it still has a little cottage on the back of the property that is used by [...]