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My editor, Katya Covrett, sent me an email this morning telling me that Half the Church was selected as one of Outreach Magazine’s Resources of the Year.  I like getting emails like that! To see the complete 2012 Outreach Resource … Continue reading →

If you’ve been following news reports surrounding the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy and have ever been (or contemplated going) on a cruise, it’s hard to keep from thinking you could easily have been one … Continue reading →

In a matter of hours, the Freedom Climbers will reach the summit. I only wish we could watch it as it happens. This from Day 4 Report: “Uhuru Peak is the climber’s final destination and the highest point.  The climbers … Continue reading →

“I’m feeling kind of excellent…I think everyone is acclimating really well…just one step at a time, everybody is just moving, moving, moving.”  –Madison (the youngest climber) The Freedom Climbers have finished Day 3 and are resting up for Day 4. … Continue reading →

Day 2 of the Freedom Climb is over! Their blog contains photos and daily reports from the bold ezer-warriors on Mt. Kilimanjaro. To follow their progress and pray for this effort, go to: http://thefreedomclimb.wordpress.com/

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?”                      … Continue reading →

Ready to go!photo © The Freedom Climb: Justice for Women& Kibo Slopes Safaris Ltd on FaceBook

This just in!  The Freedom Climbers arrived safely in Kenya. Tuesday they traveled to Tanzania. And on Wednesday, January 11, U.S. National Trafficking Day, the climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro begins! They’ll be well on their way by the time most … Continue reading →

Skeptics reacted negatively to the CitiBank commercial where a young woman (accompanied by her boyfriend) climbs to the top of Ancient Art—a rock formation in Utah that spikes into the sky like an upside-down icicle. The commercial ends with the … Continue reading →

Kindle versions of Half the Church and The Gospel of Ruth are on sale now for $1.99!  Don’t know how long these prices will last, so act now if you want to download a copy! More good news:   Half the … Continue reading →