September 2009
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“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood...”
– C. S. Lewis
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Watch“trust yourself”
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“To consider persons, events & situations only in the light of their effect...”
– Thomas Merton
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“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all”
– Pearl S. Buck
Details!!! →
Oops! I guess in all the referral buzz I have forgotten to describe “the call”!!! Of course I missed hearing my phone. I was home with Conley and just missed it. A few minutes later i noticed i…
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Watch…this is just really good.
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“When the words “victory in Christ” are used as a pick-me-up after a...”
– Me
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“Our worship is not measured by our passion and loudness, but by our...”
– David Gibbons (referencing Isaiah 58)
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Helping you help people like me (Homelessness) →
Pads Chicago is run by a homeless person and the site is intended to serve as a tool to the homeless community. Homelessness is a fast growing problem facing our country in light of the current economic crisis. Pads Chicago contains resourceful information, downloads, links, and chat, including positive and negative feedback by members regarding their experiences. I feel that the best way to...
Wow this wait is hard →
Wow! This part of the wait is hard. The waiting for a referral was way hard too. I guess just waiting and learning to be patient is just plain hard, no matter what. But, now that we have a face…
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“Justice is what love looks like in public”
– Dr Cornel West
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“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they...”
– G. K. Chesterson
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Do we pursue a rewards based theology?
…this may deal more with motivation than with result.
Matt 6 begins…
1“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by...
Nesting Sneak Peek! →
Here’s what I’ve been working on when I feel the need to “nest”! Made some curtains for little Baby E’s room and painted an old dresser and added some fabulous glass knobs! (wish you could see…
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“A church that lives within its four walls is no church at all”
– Morgan Chilulu, African Pastor
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“If charity only involves hand outs, then humanity is only surviving and not...”
– Zach Kennedy (blog post “Thoughts on Charity”)
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“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are...”
– Charles Dubois
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David Lanier's Blog - Homelessness in NWA →
For a first hand look at homelessness in NW Arkansas, follow David Lanier’s blog and then as he says “get mad enough to do something”.
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“You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose...”
– Bukowski
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“We have convinced ourselves that the gospel is complex and easy rather than...”
– Mike Breen
Anyone traveling soon? →
Hi blog world!! Just curious if anyone is traveling soon and would mind to take a small care package to our new little one! My kiddos are dying to send their baby sister a few little things! And I…
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A name and a face...
I was sitting at lunch with Matt Mooney this week and my phone rang with a caller ID that I didn’t recognize.
Matt commented, “that’s a Ft. Worth area code. That’s the only area code I really know”
I didn’t think much of it, and thought I’d call this person back after lunch.
Then the phone rang again. This time it was my wife, and I made the...
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The Idea Camp reflections
Had the chance to attend The Idea Camp in DC, and maybe the place to start is with a short behind the scenes video of the event…
It was an incredible few days to spend with friends (both old and new), and really use the time in a way that pushes everyone’s ideas, thoughts and perspectives forward in the name of helping our communities (and our world).
My biggest take-away? A...
“To give love without asking for thanks in return… Love always calls us to...”
– Greg Russinger
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“Being present is seeing beyond the color of someone’s eyes”
– Greg Russinger at TheIdeaCamp.com
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WatchLindsay (by Deidox.com)
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“Most people use the city to build a great church; why don’t you use your...”
– Ray Bakke to Tim Keller