I’m so inspired by people who have devoted their lives to abolishing slavery (all while being horrified that slavery is more prevalent in our world today than it ever was). Thousands of innocent children in Ghana are being forced to work on fishing boats for hours, days, weeks, months, years when they should be in kindergarten, first grade, second grade like other kids. The folks at Mercy Project are working tirelessly to free them, to …
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an invitation to (really) listen
I can’t tell you how thankful I am that God nudged me to blog about racism last week, even though I felt completely unqualified (and still do and am). I’m so encouraged by the conversations that have been taking place and so inspired by my brothers and sisters in Christ of all colors. I’ve been asking God what he wants from me when it comes to this discussion about race and the gospel and true …
white privilege is real
My friend Dela posted something on Facebook earlier today that caught me off guard. She said it bothered her that out of all the outrage she’d seen from her friends on Facebook about Tray Martin, only three of them were white. My friend is black. And I wasn’t one of the three white friends she was talking about. And that bothered me. If you haven’t heard, Trayvon Martin was an innocent, unarmed black teenager (17) …
what about orphanages? (part 4)
This will be our final post in this initial series on orphan care (Post 1, Meet the McCollums, Post 2, Post 3), but the discussion isn’t over. I’m sure I’ll have John back to share his wisdom (and maybe even his sarcasm). And besides, I’m madly in love with a family of kiddos at one of the Asia’s Hope orphanages, and I won’t be done talking about them anytime soon. But I have lots of …
what about orphanages? (part 3)
A couple items of interest before we jump back in to our discussion on orphanages and whether they’re helpful or harmful to children. 1. It’s not too late to sign up for the 7 Read-a-Long. Remember, you’re not signing your life away, just introducing yourself to your fellow sojourners. We won’t even judge you if you become a Read-a-Long Drop-Out. (you’ll be joining the ranks of some mighty fine folks from read-a-longs past) 2. I …
