Archive for June 16th, 2005
Judah, Meet Jesus
Thursday, June 16th, 2005[The following true story occurred yesterday.]“Why didn’t we help him?” As Judah’s confused yet compassionate eyes gazed at mine, his words cut deep. We had just passed a panhandler in Chinatown on the way to introduce mom to Joe’s Shanghai’s soupy dumplings. I had taken Judah the night before, just the two of us, on [...]
Thursday, June 16th, 2005
New York, a Billy Graham Experiment
Thursday, June 16th, 2005“For better or worse, the church has typically followed the lead of secular society when it comes to our attitudes about race. Today racial reconciliation has become an evangelical buzzword. Organizations like Promise Keepers proclaim its importance. Christian books, magazines, and musical artists denounce racism and celebrate ethnic diversity in the church. When Billy approached [...]
This is the deal that just went right
Thursday, June 16th, 2005Miracles always come from unexpected places. On Tuesday night, for example, a friend and his wife wanted to present me with a financial gift for Generation Xcel. First they shared their story. Both husband and wife are LES lifers, born and raised. He and his five brothers were thugs, running a wholesale drug business that [...]
Billy Graham on Larry King Live
Thursday, June 16th, 2005Last night. Transcript here. Especially interesting (to me): “I made one mistake as I grew up, I made friends with older people too much and they are gone. So I should have made more friends with young people and young clergy and very many people.” loans advantage ukonly advantages to loans interestloan loan after personnel [...]