Blog Action Day: Water

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Today is Blog Action Day, the purpose of which is to bring awareness to the lack of clean water that kills more people each year than all forms of violence, including war. Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo. The problem: Right now, almost one billion people on earth do not [...]

Homeless by Choice?

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I’m not often or easily offended, but, as much as I love the techie site Gizmodo, this article kind of … infuriates me. I’m not sure if it’s possible to be kind of infuriated, but bear with me. The post, I’m Homeless and This Is Why I Have an iPad, depicts a man against a [...]

Memphis Connect: Lock Arms and Make a Difference

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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 core [...]

Memphis Connect: Beyond the Four Walls

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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 [...]

The Things That Make Her Cry

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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 [...]