By Martha Park Special to The Commercial Appeal I was raised in a family in which writing and faith were inseparable. I grew up listening to my father, a Methodist minister, whispering his sermons as he wrote and revised them. I remember straining to hear through closed doors, wondering what colorful Bible story this sermon would dig [...]

Earlier this month, I led a dozen Ohio Wesleyan University students on their spring break mission trip to Memphis. It was a learning moment for all of us. I graduated from OWU last May, and I had led one of the university’s interfaith mission trips to another city. I didn’t want this group simply to [...]