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June 2013

June 14, 2013

Project 143 Hosts International Orphans Hoping to Find Families

Would you be willing to host an orphan from another country and then send him...

March 2013

March 05, 2013

With Jesus, Pope’s Seat is Never Vacant

What does the Pope's vacant seat tell us about Christianity?

August 2012

August 03, 2012

Lopez Lomong: How do you spell “AMERICA”?

When Lopez Lomong lived in a Sudanese refugee camp, he dreamed of what adventures life...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

Lopez Lomong: I Was Running for My Life, Now I Run for Team USA

What is the most compelling story of the London Olympics? The story of Team USA...

July 30, 2012

From Sudanese “Lost Boy” to U.S. Olympian: The Story of Lopez Lomong

We are thrilled to highlight the story of Lopez Lomong, who is running with Team...

April 2012

April 11, 2012

An Atheist Activist, a Compassionate Christian, and an All-Powerful God

Have you heard about Patrick Greene of San Antonio, Texas? Two months ago, he was...

March 2012

March 15, 2012

Happy 91st Birthday to Chick-fil-A Founder Truett Cathy

This week Samuel Truett Cathy celebrated his 91st birthday! The founder of Chick-fil-A, Truett continues...

March 14, 2012

My Experience with Joseph Kony: How to Think about the YouTube Sensation

Steve Haas is Chief Catalyst for World Vision, a global relief, development and advocacy organization...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Registering a Pulse for the Poor

There is a vibration being picked up by many leaders, signaling a growing swell of...

February 03, 2012

Businessman Turned Strategist Leads Retreat Center for Special Needs Children

Salt Shaker Spotlight: Cameron Doolittle, President and CEO of Jill’s House Earlier this week we...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

A Special Gift of Time

Overworked and underslept. Most parents just want a good night’s sleep so they can function...

January 17, 2012

27 Million Reasons to Raise Your Voice for Freedom

Did you know that an estimated 27 million slaves exist in the world today? Yes,...

January 11, 2012

Eliminating Awkward

It was the close of a “compassion themed” Christian small group and the facilitator attempted...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

So, How’d We Do?

In a private moment some distance from a room delightfully "trashed" with discarded Sally Foster,...

December 21, 2011

Capture Their World

Child psychologists are in agreement there’s a time when youngsters differentiate themselves from their surroundings,...

December 19, 2011

Lessons I’m Learning in India

It gets me every time. You’d think that after visiting India 13 times, I’d be...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

Slow Enough To Care

Two weeks ago, China was caught up in state of troubling reflection as a national...

November 08, 2011

Valuing Totem Poles

To the casual Northwest observer, nothing appears more iconic than the odd assortment of stacked...