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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Chris Brooks sparked some lively debate at his blog by excerpting Deep Justice in a Broken World. Weigh in here. Buy the book here. Here’s the excerpt, from Kara Powell’s introduction. Guess how much money you, I, the kids in our ministries, and every other American spend each year on Mint Chocolate Chip, Strawberry, Jamoca [...]
Monday Morning MP3
Monday, January 14th, 2008Kara Powell Interviews Shane Claiborne Excerpts of this interview appear at the end of my chapter “Who is My Neighbor” in Deep Justice. Courtesy: Center for Youth and Family Ministry CYFM Deep Justice resource pageaccredited investoraccredited online masters programsaccredited university onlinemerchant card accept account creditbureau 3 credit reportcards accept instant now credit rightcredit amplify unionamerican [...]
An Epitaph worth emulating
Thursday, December 27th, 2007“… In an age and country fertile in great and good men, he was among the foremost of those who fixed the character of their times; because to high and various talents, to warm benevolence, and to universal candour, he added the abiding eloquence of a Christian life. …” – William Wilberforce epitaph at Westminster [...]
Open Questions
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007From the “Thoughts on racial profiling; Saudi gang rape; and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn” post below. Check it out for context. In the context of global jihad, Islamic fundamentalism such as the Saudi rape victim experienced, and evidence that would-be international terrorists are overwhelmingly disaffected Arab males, am I wrong to believe that profiling Arabs racially [...]
NYS Commissioner: Why
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007LPAC Holistic Leadership Series Hon. Gladys Carrion, Esq., Commissioner NYS Office of Children and Family Services “How Faith Communities Can Help with the Crisis of Children and Families of Color” Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera of Latino Pastoral Action Center hosted Commissioner Gladys Carrion of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services yesterday as part [...]
Thoughts on racial profiling; Saudi gang rape; and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Monday, November 26th, 2007I live in the fastest growing Arabic community in New York City. Like many Brooklyn neighborhoods, Bay Ridge has been home to successive waves of immigrants, including Scandinavian, Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican, Asian and many others. Since first moving here in 1990, I have watched Fifth Avenue transform from a typical commercial Brooklyn corridor dotted [...]
Wednesday Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Thanksgiving Perspectives Yahweh – U2 Message Illustration
American Christians spend $20 billion each year on soda
Monday, November 19th, 2007Christians in America spend $20 billion every year on soft drinks. $13 billion a year would feed every starving person in the world. Here are ideas about what you can do. Via. + More thoughts on contextualizing the Gospel within a culture of consumerism.
Would you knowingly support slavery?
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Perhaps you don’t remember that Snickers bar I sneaked last week. But maybe you can recall the chocolate milk you served your kid with breakfast. Or the triple chocolate chunk ice cream indulgence from this weekend. Or the ungodly pounds of chocolate distributed to emancipated American children two weeks ago on Halloween. We were inadvertently [...]
Monday Morning MP3 (Afternoon Edition)
Monday, November 12th, 2007Jim Wallis on Deep Justice Interviewed by Kara Powell, Center for Youth and Family Ministries at Fuller Seminary Kara Powell interviews Jim Wallis, President and Executive Director of Sojourners/Call to Renewal and author of justice-seeking books such as God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It. An abbreviated version [...]
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