Sex+ Money: A National Search for Human Worth is a profound and moving film that looks at the reality of child-sex trafficking in the United States. I had the privilege to work alongside members of the crew who authored a book about the issue and have been following their story ever since. I was able [...]
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Andrew Kooman: Why did you pack your bags, get on a plane, and head to Israel for your DTS? Shailoh Phillips: I went because I wanted to be changed, and to bring change to the world around me. Steeped in Christianity since childhood, I was teeming with questions and didn’t feel fully equipped to make [...]
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Have you ever had someone share with you their dying words? I have. Such words leave a mark. Both of my grandmothers shared words with me before they died that I remember clearly. Oma, on her hospital bed, in and out of consciousness, spoke privately with each of her children and grandchildren who were present. [...]
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Annie Dillard asks a question about beauty in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek that nearly stops my beating heart. She frames the question with an Eskimo story told by Farley Mowat about a man, his young wife, and the girl’s mother at the top of the world. Jealous of her daughter’s love, the old woman strangles [...]
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I’m finding in the UNHCR very valuable resources re: refugees. I’m currently working on a few articles that will appear in YWAM Publishing’s 2011 yearly day planner. One article examines the accounts of Rohingya (a Muslim people group from Burma) refugees in Bangladesh refugee camps. The reports are U.N.F.A.T.H.O.M.A.B.L.E. They include pictures children and adults [...]
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I’m pleased to say that Disappointed by Hope: Migrants and Refugees in Search of A Better Country, the forthcoming book from YWAM Malaysia and Raise Their Voice Against Injustice is approaching the finish line. We’re nearing a final edit. Yesterday I spent much of the day going through the incredible photography of Jonathan Kwok, the [...]
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As we enter graduation season, summer weddings, and major times of transition for so many, I thought I’d dig into the treasure chest and dust off a word that I gave to a group of students a few years ago: advice as they prepared to transition out of a time of intense spiritual study and [...]
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Interview: Bryan + Katie Torwalt, "Here on Earth"
Andrew's TEDx talk, "Considering Danger"
Interview: Kidnap Survivor and Inspiring Humanitarian Amanda Lindhout
If God Had A Facebook Account, What Would He Write on Your Wall?
Mephiboseth, a short story by Andrew Kooman
If Rudyard Kipling had Fridge Magnets
Chasing Tradition: Herbert's "Altar"
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