Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! WEATHER Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East, numerous locations in the […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! SPIRITUALITY Guidance An article written by Susan McCaslin, Wood Lake’s author of Arousing the Spirit ….The etymology of the word “guide,” both noun and verb, is the late 14th c. Old French guidar “to guide, lead, conduct,” […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! Happy National Puppy Day! SPIRITUALITY The Lord’s Prayer’s Hard Plea Does God lead us into temptation? Do we have to ask him not to? As most Christians know from painful experience, temptation is as easy to find […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! SOCIAL JUSTICE Your feminist shirt means nothing if it was made in a sweatshop Eighty percent of garment workers are young women between 18 and 24. They are overworked, underpaid, and abused. That’s where the real female […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! RELIGION Lent in 3 minutes What is Lent all about? Why do Christians receive ashes on Ash Wednesday? Why 40 days? If you’re looking for answers, you’ve come to the right place. In a BRAND NEW version […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! LIFE Benjamin Franklin built his character around 13 virtues — and following his weekly plan could change your life For a large portion of Franklin’s life, he carried around a card in his pocket that depicted a […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! Merry Christmas to all! SPIRITUALITY A Walk to Remember Through Bethlehem Advent is a wonderful time of preparation and anticipation for us, but sometimes, I wonder. How did Jesus feel about becoming human and entering our world? […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! BOOK REVIEW Why Critics Are Wrong to Scold Evangelicals for Historical Rootlessness Evangelicalism represents a “perennial and recurring feature of Christian history.” Our movement may be in the midst of an identity crisis, but there’s no doubting […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! HALLOWEEN Watch Out: This Halloween, Horror Is Back It’s official: horror is back. Last year, politically-themed costumes were the rage. Before that, it was film and television show characters. Now, thanks to a resurgence of scary movies […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! LIVING/FAMILY What makes Canadian kids happy? UNICEF Canada responds with new report Every year UNICEF releases a report card that measures children’s wellbeing in nations around the world. Not surprisingly, the top positions are held by Scandinavian […]