Reporter : By Mark Fackler

  • Peace Along the Trail

    This evocative image – a hiker who carries good news of peace on a rugged mountain trail – who is this? A prophet? The prophets are not known primarily for bringing peace. They are best known for their words of judgment. Every prophet had a warning.

  • Peace Along the Trail

    This evocative image – a hiker who carries good news of peace on a rugged mountain trail – who is this? A prophet? The prophets are not known primarily for bringing peace. They are best known for their words of judgment. Every prophet had a warning.

  • The City of God

    Here's a biblical version: Life is a journey. From the call of Abraham ("Go . . . to the land that I will show you") to the exodus, to the exile, and even to Jesus' great missionary mandate ("Go and make disciples of all nations"), God's people are always on the move. Sometimes they travel as fugitives or prisoners, sometimes as ambassadors of God's good news.

  • Hard Times

    In Swahili, the usual greeting is, "How's your news?" Normally the reply is, "I have no news; all is well." But all is far from well in Africa. Life is hard, hunger common, jobs scarce, hopes dim.