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The Quest for Empathy

By Ken Walker- While more than 20 years have passed, I still vividly remember the message that touched me deeply at the spiritual retreat that focused my attention on the importance of servanthood. Naturally, while I can’t quote it verbatim, its essence was: In the long run, the cumulative effect of thousands of small decisions…
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Curbing Childhood Obesity

By Ken Walker – The year before Jamie Oliver came to Huntington, West Virginia to film his award-winning ABC mini-series, the area’s obesity epidemic cast a bleak shadow over the state. How bleak? In our book, Winning the Food Fight, Steve Willis wrote about a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control that reviewed…
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Lessons Behind Faith & Film

By Ken Walker- Several weeks ago I blogged about the reaction of several Hollywood insiders to the popularity of The Bible. Turns out they were right: this mini-series casts a long shadow. That became evident in early July when NBC announced that it will air a sequel at a future date. With several observers telling…
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Stop Subsidizing Soda Purchases

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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Egyptian Christians’ Excitement

By Ken Walker- Without a doubt, one of the most fascinating features I have ever worked on is the cover story I wrote for the June issue of Charisma, titled “Out of Egypt.” In it, I detail the amazing moves God is making in that troubled land despite the persecution and oppression of Christians there…
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Sponsorship Comes Full Circle

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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Sharing Health Expenses

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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Going Over the Cliff

By Ken Walker- The recent panic over our nation’s “fiscal cliff” brought to mind another time some 25 years ago, when the Dow Jones average slid more than 500 points in one day. It marked an historic plunge. As we watched the latest news at a friend’s house, his wife walked in and asked, “Well,…
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