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Since I posted yesterday about our friend Cheryl living at the edge of poverty, we’ve have fifteen people volunteer to work on her house this weekend! We’ve also received $60 in donations so far.
A couple other people have asked about ways to donate, so I’ve set up a PayPal account for people who feel prompted [...]

I’ve always been pretty passionate about helping people like the homeless, hungry, sick, and down-and-out. Usually I’m working with organizations with methods and support in place. And usually I’m working with people in neighborhoods outside my middle-class suburb. But this spring our church has been studying the book Forty Days of Love, by Rick Warren, [...]

Obama made a lot of promises during his presidential campaign, as they all do. When I talk to people about his inauguration, they so often tell me about what they think he is going to do for the country. I become concerned about the perception that he is the knight in shining armor come to [...]

On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed clergy in New York City about war - and the Vietnam War in particular. One of the most powerful statements was this:
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
There [...]

Believe it or not, we have only a few months until all the holidays come round. While I was thinking about how I could pump up my writing business, I remembered all the cards I’ve gotten from other businesses. I have a lengthy client list; I want to remain on the tops of their minds. [...]