Author
What do you get when you cross a passion for writing and deep spirituality with a love for family? In the case of William Paul Young, you get a richly textured narrative that penetrates the depths of the human spirit and massages a crusty heart with the oil of hope. At least that’s what it did for me.
William Paul Young is continue reading
Author
What happens when you cross a passion with sharing your faith in Jesus Christ with your passion in creative writing? continue reading
College Instructor
At the end of spring term at OSU, I left Professor (and Roman Catholic Deacon) Chris Anderson’s C.S. Lewis literature class with the sense that both Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien had rehabilitated Christianity. In Lewis’s Surprised by Joy and Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories,” each author articulates a vision of the spiritual life that struck me as authentic, a life grounded in experiences of joy and freedom from self-consciousness to encounter what is real. I felt that both authors had called me to the edge of a cliff. To step off the edge was to acknowledge that full life-the life I was meant to live-meant accepting Christ as my Lord and Savior. This seemed more of an intellectual insight at the time, as though it was something that was “true,” but I did not go beyond that. As the summer wore on, while continue reading
US Army; Lt. Col. ret.
When you first meet Don, you may be deceived. He is a relatively short man with a humble spirit, an infectious laugh and a constant twinkle in his eye. But continue reading
Father and student
Casey is a modest man. He doesn’t revel in nor seek the limelight. But despite growing up in a broken home he is continue reading
John & Phil's Toyota; Car Dealer
Can a car salesman honor God by selling cars? How about a car dealer? continue reading
Veterinarian in Uganda
Dr. Val Shean’s story is a story you must continue reading
Missionary Grandma
About 15 years ago, I heard a representative from NW Medical Teams speak about their work in various third world countries. Their volunteers usually perform Humanitarian and Christian work in two phases : “Service-based evangelism”, followed by “Proclamation evangelism.” continue reading
Teacher
I am a teacher at Santiam Christian in Adair Village, Oregon. I was an engineer for 11 years and thought long and hard about how to best live out my calling. At first continue reading
Kaleo Life Seeker
A few years ago I just wanted to know what hill God wanted me to plant His flag on top of – if I only knew what great and exciting goal he wanted me to accomplish – I’d go conquer it.
I’ve learned since that continue reading