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Sharing is a Gift in Itself

Sharing is a Gift in Itself

by Kay Ahmed | Oct 3, 2019 | 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyMission, Featured Article

Yesterday I spent several hours at church, but not for the reasons you might think. This was not for a worship service or a committee meeting. It was neither quiet nor serious. The evening I spent at church was filled with noise and children and purple frosting. It...
God was a Refugee

God was a Refugee

by Kay Ahmed | Jan 31, 2019 | 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyReligion, Featured Article

Reina had walked for more than 20 days, in the rain and cold and mud. Grief-stricken after the loss of her son, she walked with one destination in mind: a country she hoped would be her safe-harbor, a new beginning, free from the fear and the violence she had known....
Peacemaking in the Middle

Peacemaking in the Middle

by social@thebtscenter.org | Jan 12, 2018 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Peacemaking

I was back in “the middle” this holiday—back in Indiana, the flyover state I call home. Indiana has garnered much attention these past two years as the current Vice President hails from the state. Unfortunately, the presidential election of 2016 might have you...

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