Jim and Dee were my neighbors when I was about eleven or twelve years old. Their homes were filled with brokenness—Dee’s house marked by addiction and instability; Jim’s by the lingering wounds of war and the chaos of alcoholism. Dee’s children were often dirty, hungry,
A Response to “What Happened to Voluntary Service?”As we read Aaron Miller’s article “What Happened to Voluntary Service?” in the May issue of the Beacon, my wife and I found ourselves wanting to shout out that something is happening—we are working on it! What Aaron
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I’m a dairy farmer—mostly. Well, I also have a sawmill and a kiln. And in the spring, I make maple syrup and help my parents sell equipment for maple syrup production. And
On August 29, six young adults descended on the Rosedale International Center (RIC) in Columbus, Ohio, with their families in tow. A small but mighty group, they had arrived at the beginning of their next great adventure: to pursue the call of Jesus on their