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Why on Earth?
By Scott CollinsIn just a few hours, we’ll welcome 2015 into being. The New Year is a time we review and preview. We diagnose everything from our...
Building the kingdom, constructing a home
PEÑITAS, Texas – Sitting on tar paper with a stapler in her hand, Sandra Wisdom-Martin takes a deep breath and sweat runs down her temple. She tacks...
Light of life: Reflections from Christmas in Peru
I just returned from Christmas in Peru. We spent a week delivering gifts to fatherless children and wrapping arms around those who rarely receive embraces. High in...
A privacy expert’s 3 tips to protect yourself online
The 'Dragnet Nation' author says it's about more than passwords By Caroline Mayer for Next Avenue The technology we’ve come to love is fast becoming one of...
‘I remember Pearl Harbor’
“It was an amazing time. I shall never forget that day when I was walking home from church, back to my dorm, and someone yelled, ‘Pearl Harbor’s...
‘Tis the season for volunteering! Find your place to serve with us.
Share the love and joy of the Christmas season in your local community through serving others. Buckner International has a wide variety of open volunteer opportunities listed...
‘The first time in my life I met someone with nobody’
Phillip and Sandra Battles are used to caring for children in their home. They’ve been caring for foster children in Beaumont, Texas, since 2000, cultivating hope as...
Becoming a family
November was National Adoption Month, and Buckner International celebrated as 45 children embraced their forever families through the ministry. In ceremonies across the state, parents legally adopted...
Thankful for three
Photo courtesy of Jessica Lee Photography.In 2012, their family photo included the two of them. The next year, 2-year-old Nevaeh joined the image....