Archive for July 14th, 2007
Liotti Makes History
Saturday, July 14th, 2007John Liotti’s been on a quest to innovate economic development solutions for East Palo Alo, a community blighted by poverty yet surrounded by the inconceivable wealth of Silicon Valley. For him, that means, “making people financially independent rather than victims to predatory lending institutions.”
This week, his pioneering made history, as three well [...]
“We Finally Scored”
Saturday, July 14th, 2007Besides being one of my first blogging friends, Tony Sheng has impressed me over the years because of his thoughtful and at the same time passionate approach to evangelism and global missions. (In my experience with evangelists, too often you find thoughtfulness or passion, but not both.) He coordinates short-term missions opportunities for [...]
Word for the Day
Saturday, July 14th, 2007“However, as it is written:
‘No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him.’”
1 Corinthians 2:9
When Blessings Turn Toxic
Saturday, July 14th, 2007I’ve been meditating on the story of David and his wife Michal the past few days. She was King Saul’s daughter, David’s prized bride for slaying Goliath and then additional Philistines. Although a jealous Saul hoped that she would be a “snare” to have David killed, David survived the trap and wed her, [...]