July 2010
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June 2010
16 posts
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“We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as...”
– Bear Grylls
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“Managing poverty is big business. Ending poverty is revolutionary.”
– A homeless mother. (via irresistiblerevolution)
“One must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one’s capacity”
– Auguste Renoir
rebeka21 asked: I got goosebumps while I was reading your "our adoption journey" link...what you do is admirable and absolutely incredible. My mother put my brother and myself up for adoption when I was in eighth grade. She has struggled with alcoholism for many years, and unfortunately she was no longer able to care for my brother or myself. We were both placed in foster care and my brother was adopted...
A Father's Day
There has been much talk today about what it means to be a father, and that is good. However, I have also noticed that there has also been much talk about what it means to care for the fatherless. Maybe this dual theme has been taking place for many years and I have just never noticed. Or, maybe there really is so much more of it today than I can ever remember. I pray it is the latter.
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The New Face of American Evangelicalism →
ABC News: The New Face of American Evangelicalism
Discussion with young Christians (Jon Tyson, Shannon Sedgwick Davis, Gabe Lyons, Tyler Wigg Stevenson, Nicole Baker Fulgham) on changing face of the movement.
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“God as a concept is lighter than you. God as a reality is weightier (kavod) than...”
– Tim Keller
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“We can either be a part of the judgment problem or the grace solution, but we...”
– Mike Foster of People of the Second Chance
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Alexander's Ethiopia Trip →
this already has been an incredible story, but I encourage you to follow along as it continues in the coming month.
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“The problem (of poverty) goes well beyond the material dimension, so the...”
– Steve Corbett in “When Helping Hurts”
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