INSIGHTS MAGAZINE CANADA
Famine
by Chuck Swindoll
Mentally, we picture brutal, grotesque images. Cow's ribs and hips protrude. Babies' eyes are hollow. Bloated stomachs growl angrily. Skin stretches across faces tight as a trampoline. The outline of the skull slowly emerges. Joints swell. Grim, despairing stares replace smiles. Hope is gone…life is reduced to a harsh existence as famine takes its toll. Those who have seen it cannot forget it. Those who haven't cannot imagine it.
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What Matters Now
by Steve Johnson
One of my first after school jobs was working in a butcher shop. I learned to trim fat and cut meat, how to wrap and freeze properly, sharpen knives, and, as a corollary, how to stop bleeding quickly. As good as these things were they were about as relevant to my life as a high school student as knowing the price of rice in China. There was no connection between the world of high school and that of the butcher shop. Only later in life when I became a hunter, had to choose meat at the grocery store, and owned knives of my own, did I see the relevance of that knowledge.
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Captain Bible and the Fight for Truth
by Robyn Roste
In the mid-90s I played a computer game called Captain Bible in Dome of Darkness. Although a superhero with no special powers, Captain Bible is able to overcome all deceptions and lies of darkness through the skilful application of Scripture. To win, Captain Bible must free the city from the Tower of Deception, which has trapped the citizens in lies. To do this Captain Bible needs to speak with the people and meet the lies with the truth found in the Bible.
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Training for Life
by Eric Baesel
My wife and I have almost finished preparing for what I am sure will be the challenge of a lifetime. Since we don't know what we'll face, our plan is just do the best we can. I expect we'll face obstacles along the way: disgruntled natives, changes in plans, enemy alliances, unforeseen setbacks, and wanting to give up and turn back. But we're not quitters. And the prize is so big it's worth it.
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Ten Commandments for Caregivers
by Phil Callaway
Recent studies conclude that almost one in three middle-aged Canadian women are supporting unmarried children and elderly parents at the same time. Caregivers are often exhausted, broke, and in need of a few reminders of what can keep all of us relatively sane in the midst of life's challenges.
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What's it Worth
by Ben Lowell
Early in our work in Cuba I learned a vital lesson I've never forgotten. The people of Cuba are in need of virtually everything and nothing is taken for granted. Things most Canadians can simply reach for—heat, water, food, and medicine—are rare commodities to the average Cuban. With that knowledge we decided to do what we could for those we came into contact with. Armed with extra clothes, a variety of medicines, and a few copies of our Spanish God's Masterwork Bible study guides, we met with one pastor couple.
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