New Challenges
This past year has been a very full year for me as I took on new responsibilities at the University...
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Stories of Joy and Sorrow
March 11th will mark the 5th anniversary of the great earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in...
Read MoreThe Image of Jerusalem
The escalation of violence continues here with some calling this a Third Intifada. Violence...
Read MoreA Lenten Reflection
With all that is going on in the Middle East where religion is used by many players to justify...
Read MoreA Snapshot of my Life as an Intern
I write to you from the “Gathering Place” in Talca, Chile, the Shalom Center’s primary...
Read MoreWe Continue to Learn and Grow
We are Andy Jepson and Lindley Kinerk from central New Hampshire volunteering in Sri Lanka for what...
Read MoreA Missionary’s Job Is To…
Today I dug out my 1996 journal from the box in my closet. I am re-reading the entries from my...
Read MoreEaster is Upon Us
Easter is upon us and the Christmas holidays of 2015 are a far distant memory. Yet, I would like...
Read MoreArrival of a Mission Group
A mission group arrived on Friday. This group was different! They looked just like other groups who...
Read MoreLead Us into Understanding
A good chunk of my work as an Ecumenical Officer involves translating—translating of...
Read MoreGo where your best prayers take you
“Go where your best prayers take you.” - Frederick Buechner Tim and I were living and working...
Read MoreInanda Seminary Spring 2016
There is an education crisis in South Africa. The pass rate nationally for secondary students is...
Read MorePray for the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, April 10, 2016
Lectionary Selection: John 21:1-19 Prayers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo:Gracious...
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