Janet Chismar

• Christian Relief Organizations Gear Up for Crisis in Iraq
  As the clock ticks down on Saddam Hussein's opportunities to disarm, international relief organizations such as World Vision and the newly formed Refugee Highway Partnership are preparing for war.
  Tuesday, February 25, 2003
• Critically Ill Children Find Hope at Mayo Clinic
  For three young children from Kosovo, American Heart Month represents a new lease on life. They will undergo critical heart surgery, courtesy of Samaritan's Purse and the Mayo Clinic.
  Friday, February 14, 2003
• Karol Ladd on What it Means to be a Positive Woman
  "The message of The Power of a Positive Woman is God can use both our strengths and our weaknesses for an eternal purpose as we choose to follow His direction and allow Him to work through us,"...
  Wednesday, February 5, 2003
• Faith of Two Astronauts Shines from Beyond Shuttle Wreckage
  In an interview with Crosswalk.com late Saturday afternoon, Pastor Steve O'Donohoe of Grace Community Church in Houston talked about the strong faith that marked the lives of two men lost in the...
  Saturday, February 1, 2003
• Mike MacIntosh Shares Lessons from Ground Zero
  He was there. He smelled the burning flesh. And sometimes, it still haunts him. But Mike MacIntosh has learned to transcend the pain of Ground Zero and relate the lessons he learned to the more...
  Saturday, February 1, 2003
• Coalition to Fight Starvation in Southern Africa
  World Vision, CARE and Catholic Relief Services have joined arms in the war against hunger. The brand new coalition received a $114 million USAID grant to assist in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.
  Monday, January 27, 2003
• People of Faith: Rich Stearns
  World Vision President Rich Stearns views his position as "an opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of people throughout the world."
  Friday, January 24, 2003
• Chris Tomlin: The Man Behind the Music
  Coming off a fall tour with Rebecca St. James, Tomlin is now transitioning to the role of lead worshipper at The Austin Stone Community Church, a brand new congregation based in Austin, Texas. He...
  Wednesday, January 15, 2003
• Nicholas Nickleby: Of Heroes and Family
  "Every family needs a hero," touts promo material for Nicholas Nickleby. And while the Lord Jesus is not the hero per se in this family or film, the underlying themes should resonate with Christian...
  Thursday, January 9, 2003
• An Interview with Angel Tree Founder, Mary Kay Beard
  "I don't know that my life would have counted for anything so significant if it hadn't been for my failures," says the ex-convict who went on to start Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree outreach.
  Monday, December 16, 2002
• Looking at Life Through the Lens of the Beatitudes
  Meet author Sharon McMahon Moffitt, who uses the Beatitudes at a springboard to reflect on what it means to live the Christian life in her book, "The Blessed: A Sinner Reflects on Living the...
  Monday, December 9, 2002
• Part Two: Christians Respond to AIDS Pandemic
  While a recent survey showed evangelicals are less likely than other Americans to help children orphaned by AIDS, a number of people and Christian organizations have labored on the frontlines of...
  Sunday, December 8, 2002
• Could AIDS Pandemic be 'Golden Opportunity' for Church?
  "We are either going to grasp this opportunity, and lead, and see God do some incredible things," says World Vision's Steve Haas, "or we are going to find ourselves troubled 100 years from now,...
  Thursday, December 5, 2002
• On World Aids Day, Dec. 1, American Kids Lead By Example
  Operation Christmas Child gives children and adults the chance to put "love in a box" by packing a shoe box gift for children in more than 100 countries suffering from HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and...
  Friday, November 29, 2002
• Thanksgiving Reflections
  We caught up Christian recording artists Chris Tomlin, Aaron Spiro and Paul Colman, and author Nancy Leigh DeMoss, who shared with us the things they are most thankful for this year.
  Thursday, November 28, 2002
• From the Editor: Sharing the Ride
  The roller coaster of emotion that accompanies my own singleness has lately mellowed into a ride over rolling hills and around gentle twists. On this journey, I am learning that the word...
  Wednesday, November 13, 2002
• Pray for the Persecuted Church on Nov. 10
  Roughly 200 million people around the world endure persecution such as physical abuse, family separation, incarceration and martyrdom - just for following Christ. Nearly 400 million more face...
  Friday, November 8, 2002
• Love Won Out in Washington
  One of the most divisive issues in the church and society today is homosexual orientation. Are people born gay? Is it possible to change? Focus on the Family tackled this topic Nov. 2 at its Love...
  Monday, November 4, 2002