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June 1, 2009
Shaping Souls

In her engaging introduction to Christian spirituality, Debra Rienstra describes her experience of church during her childhood years:

March 1, 2007
If You Sing It, They Will Come

It was an ordinary Sunday morning for the church in Obala, a village 40 kilometers from Cameroon’s capital city of Yaoundé. But for me it was anything but ordinary as I witnessed the evangelical power of singing that called people to worship the triune God.

March 1, 1999
"The Lord Be with You...": Learning the language of faith in a society of niches

I recently heard a story about a woman in a shopping mall who accidentally dropped a large bag of items that scattered all over a busy aisle where lots of people were coming and going. As she quickly knelt down, trying to pick up everything, another woman also bent down and helped until every item was retrieved. The first woman, searching for a word of gratitude, blurted out, “The Lord be with you.” Instantly the other woman responded, “And also with you.” They laughed with joy and embraced.