Current Theme: REFUGEES read more about the themes
One Man’s Story
I’m a family man now with a wife and two kids. My wife is not working; she just had a baby. I work here at the Sudanese Center, which I founded with a group of the guys. It’s not really a bad life to be honest. Every day I receive thanks from the people I serve. It makes me feel good about what I do. So my life is happy.
Litanies for Advent and Christmas
For a number of years, Alive Now has offered litanies for the Sundays of Advent and for Christmas Day. These litanies are tied to the theme of the current issue, and include a prayer, the lectionary texts, and suggested hymns.
Meeting the Needs: Our Call as Christians
By Adam Bayer
Saw Lo (known to his American friends simply as “Luke”) grew up in Burma (now Myanmar) and spent time in South Korea and Thailand before coming to the United States. He works full-time in Dallas for an organization that brings other Burmese refugees to America.
The Dish Room
By Don Emmerich
“If you don’t even know where the dish room is,” Barbara said, glaring at me with what could only be contempt, “then you shouldn’t be working here. I don’t know why they hire temps anyway.” With that she walked away, leaving me alone in the back aisle, still without any forks.
Yes, life as [...]