So, I heard about a CRAZY idea while watching #thenines last week.
Someone has the audacity to think they can read through the entire Bible in 90 days! 90!
I have trouble reading through it in a year. (I even tried again this year and didn’t make it past January.)
Continue reading Read the Bible in 90 Days #B90X
The story of Jesus washing the disciples feet doesn’t seem to fit into our modern western civilization.
We wear shoes or flip flops everywhere we go. And if our feet get dirty, there’s always a faucet nearby where we can wash them off and keep going.
But for some, that’s not always possible.
A mission team to Kenya found this out all to personally.
Continue reading Washing their feet
Thanks again to everyone for your continued support of our Laundry Love efforts.
This week is a great week for Laundry Love People in the Dallas area!
On Sunday afternoon, our friends in Waxahachie launched their first Laundry Love effort and I saw this update via Facebook:
Our laundry of love started off slow but after 5 pm we were able to help between 5-10 families with their laundry. It was really awesome watching Austin and Elizabeth meeting people they did not know and offering help.
On Thursday evening, more Laundry Love People will come together and launch a new effort in Mesquite (on Galloway near the hospital).
And on Saturday, we’ll be back in Glenn Heights for our 4th gathering at our normal laundromat! Can’t wait!
Continue reading Laundry Love efforts this week
I’m amazed by this week’s This American Life (as always).
In Act 1, they tell the story of Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children’s Zone.
From the show…
Paul Tough reports on the Harlem Children’s Zone, and its CEO and president, Geoffrey Canada. Among the project’s many facets is Baby College, an 8-week program where young parents and parents-to-be learn how to help their children get the education they need to be successful. Tough’s just-published book about Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem’s Children Zone is called Whatever It Takes.
After he started raising his second son and saw all the science showing the best practices for raising and developing a child in their early years, Geoffrey decided to go big and make a huge impact on the streets of Harlem. As he learned the best practices, he went looking for people putting the ideas into practice in Harlem — and found none.
Continue reading Harlem Renaissance
I shared this on Twitter/Facebook Monday night:
RT @emergentvillage @jeannemstevens: Churches hold $28B in mortgage debt. That amt could provide clean H20 to 1.4 billion ppl for 20 yrs.
I received a couple questions and comments so I thought I’d share my response and comments here as well. I hope you keep in mind that these are my thoughts and I don’t expect you to relate to God in the same way I do. For some, church buildings hold deep value and worth and are literal sanctuaries where they can come and meet with God – however for me… well you can read my thoughts below :-).
Continue reading My thoughts on church buildings
Have I mentioned that I love the ideas behind The Idea Camp? It’s such a great un-conference, open and FREE (aka Pay What You Will) concept!
The event is based entirely around conversations with the “speakers” via interviews, Twitter and txt messaged questions, rather than a 45-minute lecture by some “expert” in his field.
Continue reading The Idea Camp – Justice edition