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A chat with Charles Lee about !deation Conference
I had a great video chat with Charles Lee about the upcoming !deation Conference (April 5-6, 2010 in Long Beach):
Registration is taking place now www.ideationconference.com
A special web registration rate of $249 expires tomorrow (Jan 15, 2010) – so sign up today.
And I love that as part of your registration cost, you can pick a group to donate $25 towards — so with 400 registrations, !deation will be donating $10,000 to some great non-profits.
Find out more at: www.ideationconference.com or on twitter at: @theideation
Thanks to Charles for taking the time to chat – and to Wetoku for the great service.
Everyone’s related
So I knew about this…
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp is my fifth cousin thrice removed.
But according to Geni.com…
Elvis Presley is my first cousin 9 times removed’s husband’s fifth great niece’s husband’s second great niece’s ex-husband’s brother’s ex-wife’s father.
President Barack Obama is my first cousin 8 times removed’s wife’s great aunt’s husband’s 10th great nephew.
Former President George W. Bush is your fourth cousin 6 times removed’s wife’s 8th great nephew.
Anyone want to explain what these might look like on a family tree?!
Ways to give aid for Haitian Relief
The following groups are on the ground and offering relief after the earthquake in Haiti yesterday.
Disasters Emergency Committee (UK): www.dec.org.uk
One Day’s Wages: onedayswages.org
Salvation Army (US): salvationarmy.org
Compassion International: compassion.org
Haiti Reborn: quixote.org/haiti
Church World Services: www.churchworldservice.org
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: www.pcusa.org
World Vision: donate.worldvision.org
Bright Hope: www.brighthope.org
UNICEF: www.unicefusa.org
Christian Aid: www.christianaid.org.uk
Americares: www.americares.org
Mercy Corps: donate.mercycorps.org
American Red Cross: newsroom.redcross.org
United Church of Christ: www.ucc.org
Doctors Without Borders: doctorswithoutborders.org
Disciple’s Week of Compassion: secure.groundspring.org
Episcopal Relief: www.er-d.org
Reformed Church in America: www.rca.org
Oxfam: www.oxfam.org
Habitat For Humanity: www.habitat.org
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund: www.haitiaction.net
My good buddy Chris Allman is currently next door to Haiti in the Dominican Republic. You can read some of his thoughts on his blog: chrisballman.blogspot.com
Additionally, just received word from Brandt Russo that all of the proceeds from Cant Ignore The Poor will go to Haitian Disaster Relief through http://www.mercycorps.org/.
HT to @brianmerritt for assembling the majority of this list
Living simply in 2010
“Live simply so that others may simply live”
– Gandhi
As the new year begins, many of us have made resolutions to simplify our lives in various ways. Perhaps eating out less, starting a garden, cutting back on cable, reading more books from the local library (as opposed to purchasing them)… etc. etc.
So what are you doing to simplify your life in 2010? And how is it going so far?
Wednesday study :: Ephesians 1:3-11
Ephesians 1:3-11:
How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.
It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.
In the comments below:
- write something theses verses tell us about Jesus/God
- write something these verses tell us about human nature
- write down any new discovery you have made reading these verses
- write down the most exciting verse in your opinion and why
- write anything you don’t understand or want to ask about
- write down something these verses say we should do
Remember, when sharing or responding to comments, this is a space of grace. Thanks! Look forward to reading what you share!