Justice & Hope: Inseparable Partners on a Journey

by Milan Homola I was recently struck by a quote from Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy.  The author made a connection between two words that appear incongruous in current American culture – hopefulness and justice: “I was developing a maturing...
9 Reasons to Celebrate from the 2019 Annual Report

9 Reasons to Celebrate from the 2019 Annual Report

Do you ever think about what you bring to your present moments and relationships? Too often we anxiously focus on remembering the past or predicting the future. What about the present? Every past and every future have a present opportunity. This past year we saw...
9 Reasons to Celebrate from the 2019 Annual Report

Rooting for Rivals Book Review

By Milan Homola Originally published in Cultural Encounters: A Journal for the Theology of Culture   We have a warm place in our hearts for the quote, “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” whether you find that inspiration from Scripture or the famous...
9 Reasons to Celebrate from the 2019 Annual Report

Jesus’ Hands and Feet: My Compassion Clinic Experience

An Interview with Annmarie Roberts, Compassion Vancouver Heights Volunteer Leader    How did you get involved with the Compassion Clinic? About 5 years ago, a friend of mine asked if I would be interested in helping at a Compassion Clinic in Vancouver. I got...

Stepping Upstream to Fight Trafficking

By Jenna Funkhouser   As of December 2018, local jail intelligence tells us that in Multnomah County (OR): 595 minors 1,191 adults 1,059 suspected or prosecuted exploiters and 949 cited purchasers/clients were a part of the booming business of sex trafficking....