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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The work of Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts towards love, unity and non-violence can teach us a thing or two about loving our neighbor — and loving our enemies.
The continue to inspire me towards a non-violent, pacifist, loving and gracious way of life.
“The black freedom struggle is the best example of bringing together [...]
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Join the Insurgency of Love
After getting blocked from GMail for a few hours last week (after my once in a blue moon spam offering) I decided it might be time to put together a different option for future notifications.
As I thought through the idea of a newsletter, mailing list, etc. etc. I decided I wanted more than just [...]
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Jesus loves the little children
Why do we teach children – “Jesus loves the little children…” but then when they “grow up” we show them that Jesus doesn’t love them unless they fit certain requirements?
Jesus loves the little children,
All the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white,
All are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of [...]
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live simply
“Live simply…
So that others might simply live.”
- original author unknown
Right now we’re trying to raise money for our friends to keep their house and avoid foreclosure.
My sister’s been raising money to help a family afford their home study for an adoption.
Amy and her family are eating beans and rice all month long in order [...]
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The Love Virus
Are you infected? Wanna be?
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How love defeated the KKK
When we talk about loving our neighbors, it’s always easy to love folks who like us and love us back. And yet on the flip-side, it’s just as easy to make excuses as to why we don’t need to love those who have treated us wrong, or hurt us.
But imagine showing love to a group [...]
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The church is only a church when…
“The church is the church only when it exists for others. To make a start, it should give away all its property to those in need. The clergy must live solely on the free-will offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary [...]
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We get to carry each other
I’m reading the new book “We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2” (by Greg Garrett) right now and it talks a lot about community and how the band has always emphasized helping those around us and the privilege we have to actually GET to carry each other. Yet for some reason [...]
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Laundry Love Project :: additional notes
A few additional notes…
After our “surprise” visit to the Glenn Heights Wash and Dry last month, we requested permission from the owner in order to post flyers and such letting people know we would be offering free laundry on the last Saturday of the month.
While we weren’t able to talk with the owner directly, we [...]
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Laundry Love Project :: You’re FREE!
With two Laundry Love Projects under our belt, we are quickly realizing that while the concept itself is sometimes hard to understand in English, it’s even harder to explain to those speaking Spanish (or other languages).
We had twice as many Spanish-only families this month as last month and we found it increasingly difficult to [...]
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