What a food truck teaches about talents
“The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also,…
Insight
You let your kids play with Muslims?
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” — Hebrews 13:2, English Standard Version GHENT, Belgium — Are you…
Resolutions can be kept — if they come from serious examination of our nature
After my eighth Christmas, my mother told me about the importance of making plans to improve myself in the new year. I don’t remember all…
The masks we wear
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will…
Rainbows, Rebels and Revelation
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The apocalypse, it seems, has come to middle Tennessee. Lo, I beheld it — not in the form of a pale horse…
Haiti’s children urge sacrificial giving for Nepal
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger…
Blessed mourning: Finding words of comfort in unexpected places
I never meant to write this column. These are thoughts I never wanted to have — or to share. On April 16 at 3:45 p.m.,…
Indonesia’s most-blessed man
Traffic on the roads of Batam, Indonesia. (PHOTO BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD) BATAM, Indonesia — Winston Bolt wore a scowl on his face as he walked through…
Unit 3: A city on a hill
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it…
‘Here, we feel God’s words working in our life’
Angelina makes chapati for visitors to her one-room apartment in Bangkok. (PHOTO BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD) BANGKOK, Thailand — She may be the most beautiful woman I’ve…
