Who said this?
“You must defend those who are helpless and have no hope. Be fair and give justice to the poor and homeless.”
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Month: December 2009
it’s vs its
A little grammar lesson for everyone today.
While writing and editing my book, I kept bumping into a conflict in trying to decide between “its” and “it’s.”
I kept forgetting which was the correct usage of each word. (Here’s to hoping I caught and corrected all the instances within the book! :-))
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5 Myths of Community
Found a great podcast featuring Mark Scandrette during my break. In it, he addresses 5 Myths of Community.
“If we want real community like the early church… we must be willing to embrace hurt and suffering… because love is costly.”
Sounds very counter-intuitive to the American dream and empire.
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St. Peter’s Brewery – order your copy today
I’m pleased to say that as of today, my novel – St. Peter’s Brewery – is now ready for public consumption.
ORDER THE BOOK NOW
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The parable of the bar of soap
What can be said about a bar of soap and our faith and relation to the world around us?
Claudio Oliver has spent 20 years working with the urban poor, and on community development, dental and medical projects, team equipping, and teaching in Curitiba, Brazil.
He shares just a few of the reflections one small bar of soap can spark — spiritual, sociologic, entropologic and ecologic.
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How would you respond?
Laurie and I are getting excited as our expectancy grows, just counting down the days till we hope to have our foster-parent certification, followed by more waiting till we get the call that we have a foster child waiting for us.
Over the Thanksgiving break we did a little shopping and purchased a brand new crib/toddler bed for our expected little one.
