Because today is World Literacy Day, I've been reflecting on this gift of reading. Over 750 million people in the world cannot read the article you are reading right now. They did not grow up reading children's books, novels, or magazines.
She was a just small girl when she witnessed her 12-year old sister forced into sex work and harassed by "customers" her father brought home. "Shanu," we'll call her, was terrified. She desperately wanted a way out before she turned 12, when this way of life would become her only future, too.
The plight of the Rohingya is no secret. From Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent visit to the refugee camp, to the Pope's visit to Myanmar this past week, the world is watching – and doing too little for those being called "the most persecuted people on Earth."
When a church group called the "Sweat Hawgs" (not surprising, they're based in Arizona) expressed the desire to help people out of poverty around the world, what happened to their own world surprised them.
I am concerned that we in the U.S. have allowed increasingly dangerous levels of hate, fear and intolerance to drive debate about a range of U.S. policies – from refugees to immigration to foreign aid.
Cambodia may seem like an unusual country for a Christian global health and development organization — a former communist country that's now 98% Buddhist.
What do these bible quotes all have in common?...
Amidst the partisan debates on Capitol Hill, a small but important part of the federal budget always receives bipartisan cooperation because it's about American jobs, American economic growth, and keeping America safe... and because it's about our faith.
