With so many summer reading programs and summer reading goals in full swing right now, I thought I’d add my voice to the conversation. The following are five books I would recommend adding to your summer reading lists. (Confession: I started out trying to think…
She sat on the empty merry-go-round, her skinny legs hanging off the edge with sneaker-clad feet trailing through the flattened path of wood chips below. Every now and then, she pushed the toe of her shoe more firmly against the ground and set herself slowly…
The water was cold. Some of the other details are fading from my mind now, but I remember that. It wasn’t deep—most of the time, it just came partway up my calves, though other times it came up to my thighs. Something about the narrowness…
Two women, born in 1820 and 1821 respectively. One known for her nursing work in the Crimean War, the other for hers in the Civil War. One nicknamed the “Lady with the Lamp,” one the “Angel of the Battlefield.” One the founder of modern nursing,…
This is 2 of 4 in a series of posts about Freedom Fire, a ministry to youth and families living in urban contexts. You can read about the founder of Freedom Fire, Bruce McGregor, here. Kevin Cacy and Bruce McGregor, founder of Freedom Fire, had…
