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About the radio silence ... We reached Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania a few...

CHISOMOBlantyre, MALAWI — Chisomo is the reason we came to Africa. We first considered making...

Blantyre, MALAWI — Unbelievably moving few days here in Malawi with the kids at Chisomo...

ASEMBO BAY, Kenya — "You can still smell it," Millicent said in Swahili. The only...

OK, God, now you're just showing offLook at the intricately painted zebra. Or the ridiculously...

SOUL MATESBefore we left for East Africa, both God Girl and Crime Boy agreed that...

BaboonapaloozaOK, so these are a few days old, but we think they're too fabulous not...

Jambo from TanzaniaWe're in Arusha after a 5+ hour jangly, jmpy ride on the not-so-aptly...

Warning: Mzungus "Dancing"After lunch the other day with the Mamas of Asembo Bay, they danced...

The Mamas of Asembo BayAsembo Bay, KENYA — Here in a small village on th...

  NAIROBI, Kenya -- Around the corner from Grace's house in an impoverished neighborhood on...

Experiencing technical difficulties ... Please stand by.This is the first time since Tuesday we've had...

  This is Floice. She has four children and two orphans (children she took in...

We've arrived!File photo of the Kibera slums — the largest in East Africa with 1...

WanderlustWe're packed. We're ready. And we're headed to East Africa.While we make our way to...

Into AfricaBack on the bus, y'all . . . We're going on a fieldtrip.God Girl...

Sunday: 'Hallelujah'By the late great Jeff Buckley.Baby I've been here beforeI've seen this room and...

GODSTUFFALL GOD'S CREATURES: IS IT KOSHER TO PRAY FOR MY CAT?First, my mother. Now, my...

Over coffee this morning ...We heard about a new sitcom coming to the CW network...

Their joy is contagious ... How much do we love these guys? And Ricky, of...

SUNDAY READINGINTO THE WILD:There's a great story about the film adaptation (written, directed, and sometimes...

Because sometimes ya just gotta ...One of, if not THE, best pressure-relieving tirades in cinematic...

GODSTUFF:Priest finds stage life scripted in faithBefore I was a journalist, I was an actor....

I just love this storyFrom today's Toronto SUN:September 13, 2007HIS LUCKY STAR:Hunk Colin Farrell's touching...

YUSUF ISLAM (CAT STEVENS) EXPLAINS RAMADANRamadan Mubarak!

TODAY IN GOD:RELIGION NEWS BITES FOR YOUR SNACKING PLEASURE ____________________________________________________________________________________'Catholic Church isn't hiding apocalypse secret'The...

'Hebrew Crunk,' apparentlySweet fancy Moses. Happy Rosh Hashanah indeed. Thanks to our friends at Birthright...

Holy Pomegranates: Shana Tova!Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins today at sunset. One of...

PLEASE PRAY FOR CLEOOur elder cat, Cleo — the light of our lives, grace with...

Just because:A Woman to Love"I just have to keep going back to the core and...