By Ken Walker- Everyone who appreciates crucial timing likely did a double take last week when two significant events occurred on the same day. First, the American Medical Association called for obesity to be treated as a disease. In addition, 18 big-city mayors called for a ban in food-stamp recipients being allowed to use those…
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By Ken Walker- Second of two parts In my last blog I wrote about the cover story in the June issue of Christianity Today and economist Bruce Wydick’s research that validated the effectiveness of child sponsorship. No sooner had I wrapped up my research and writing on its historical aspects for a related feature than…
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By Ken Walker- First of two parts There are tons of heartwarming stories about children from impoverished countries who benefit through sponsorship from a benefactor partnering with World Vision, Compassion International or other organizations using this model. However, the cover story of the June issue of Christianity Today verifies that such stories are more than…
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By Ken Walker- The June 1st issue of World magazine includes a feature about the growth of Christian health cost sharing ministries, amid fears that traditional health insurance will soon become too expensive. Many would argue that is already true. I wrote a sidebar about the Kentucky legislature passing a bill this spring that will…
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By Ken Walker- Years ago, I wrote a story for Christianity Today that showed up online three weeks before the magazine released. That marked my discovery that digital and print audiences are essentially different. Which is why a news item I wrote for CT’s June issue has already appeared online. The piece examines whether the…
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By Ken Walker- Even those who didn’t catch a news report about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s recent lapband surgery likely saw a clip from David Letterman earlier where Christie joked about his weight problem. Obviously, since soon after that appearance the governor checked into the hospital, he felt a sense of desperation and urgency…
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By Ken Walker- Six months ago I premiered this blog with an anecdote about the feature I wrote that mentioned a residential drug treatment center. It soon prompted an anonymous donor to send the center a $200,000 donation. Even though they are worth it, such stories typically don’t make headlines. For one, the donor doesn’t…
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By Ken Walker- Although it’s been two decades since Dr. Hannah Gay was a missionary to Ethiopia, her faith has garnered a good bit of media attention in recent months. That’s because her work in Mississippi is credited with curing a baby born with the AIDS virus. As my story in the May issue of…
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By Ken Walker- Now that three years have passed since Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution aired on ABC Television, it is reasonable to ask whether many people around Huntington still care about healthy lifestyles. Is the excitement that stirred then still alive? After participating in the volunteer crew that helped stage the latest Healthy Huntington Day…
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