Planting Seeds

JULY 23, 2010

What seeds are you planting today? Or think of those who influenced you. Isn’t this a good time to tell them how you’ve “bloomed”?

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Suffering Six Months Later

JULY 16, 2010

Six months can go by pretty fast when your life is relatively easy and structured. But in Haiti, the last six months have been a struggle.




Where to Start?

JULY 09, 2010

The proof of a successful study is in using the material, especially with a group of people who aren’t quite so steeped in poverty and justice issues as I am. Having done so, I can highly recommend Start>Becoming a Good Samaritan.

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Celebrating My Dependence

JULY 02, 2010

When I think of the required elements for the July 4th holiday—flags, food, and fireworks, picnics and parades—it strikes me that what we’re really celebrating is patriotism, not independence.




Thanks To You

JUNE 25, 2010

I often think of my book as a little kite made out of old newspapers, sticks, and string. I cobbled it together, took it to a hill, and prayed God would send the wind to lift it and let it fly. What surprised me is where that wind came from—people like you.