Facing the Truth of Myself: Reflections on “The Poor”

by Miriam Smith If I give all I possess to the poor…but have not love, I gain nothing.” —1 Corinthians 13:3 My life in Africa has always been a mix of stunning contrasts. Toddlers, fingering sewage-covered stones, exist in tin shacks backed up to tree-lined lawns encircling marble presidential palaces. Guns, graves, and graffiti multiply […]

Declaring His Marvelous Deeds

by Gary Corwin Psalm 96:3 is sometimes referred to as the “Great Commission” of the Old Testament: Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. It recently occurred to me that I have not responded adequately to the admonition of this verse. God has done a gracious work in my life, […]