Did you know nearly one billion people on the planet lack access to clean drinking water? Want to help change this tragedy? Support UNICEF’s pledge to making our world a place where people no longer die from lack of water. An issue overview and pledge letter follow. Click here to show your support. Thanks for…

[Guest post from my friend Charles Powell, founder of Mercy Movement and coauthor of Not in My Town.] In your town you might have spas or massage parlors that promise hours like 10 a. m. to 2 a. m.  Or they advertise the women that work there using their body measurements.  Or they tout their…

After Easter, I posted on the arrests of several Chinese Christians from Shouwang Church who were detained for publicly meeting for worship on Easter Sunday. At that time, I posted a petition at Change.org to raise awareness and to ask our nation’s leaders to stand against this human rights violation regarding religious freedom. Since then,…

In a time of recession and cutbacks, one of the areas under risk is the LAPD Vice Unit for Human Trafficking and Prostitution. In a nation where the practice is growing and a state where it ranks as one of the top in the nation in this category, this is an unthinkable move. The good…

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