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excess

On 26 January, 2010 · 2 Comments

I have trouble understanding a God who meets the needs of his people because the entire context of my life is built upon excess.

Having access only to what I need feels insufficient because I’m used to having so much more.

How about you?

Could you live with shelter that was simply sufficient? [...]

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bringing hope

On 14 January, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The global response over the past 24 hours to the cry for help out of Haiti has been nothing short of encouraging.

From the over $1,000,000 raised by the Red Cross through a text messaging campaign to the organizations rallying support, it is amazing to see the people of the world dig in [...]

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urgent

On 9 November, 2009 · 1 Comment

This past weekend, Francis Chan said:

Let’s just call it what it is… we’re more concerned with our standard of living than people dying.

Truth be told, I’m guilty.

If my child were being abused, I would give my life to stop it. Yet I don’t sense the urgency that 1 out of every 5 [...]

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