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Memphis Connect: Lock Arms and Make a Difference

This coming weekend, March 12 – 13, more than 400 young adults from nine states just might raise the roof of the Orpheum in downtown Memphis, as The Rising kicks off a weekend of worship, teaching and service.
What’s The Rising? Their Web site describes it as “a two-day multicultural experience in the urban [...]

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Memphis Connect: Beyond the Four Walls

Memphis Connect: Beyond the Four Walls

I just posted this on Memphis Connect:
If you were asked to write your eulogy, how would it read?
For Kelli and Dr. Joe Carson, members of The Life Church of Memphis, that question launched a journey that led them from a comfortable suburban life to ministry in neighborhoods that people who look like them generally avoid.
The [...]

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The Things That Make Her Cry

The Things That Make Her Cry

I’ve always believed that the things that make us angry, make us laugh or make us cry say a lot about our character.
This is our youngest daughter, Sara Ann. Injustice makes her angry. Puppies, small children and her mom’s senior moments make her laugh. Poverty and homelessness make her cry.
She gave this talk — and [...]

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Memphis Connect: Help Haiti

Memphis Connect: Help Haiti

I just posted this on Memphis Connect:
The The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has mobilized global relief efforts in Haiti. UMCOR been recognized by Charity Navigator as a four-star organization. From their Web site:
UMCOR honors cultural differences. We deliver aid to people without regard to race, religion, politics, or gender. We seek input from [...]

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Check In for a Good Cause

Check In for a Good Cause

Recently I’ve been playing around with a few location-based social networking services, such as Foursquare, Gowalla and Whrrl. The goal was to do a post with a comparison of each one, which I’ll still do, but for now I want to talk about something my youngest daughter turned me onto, which enables me to check [...]

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