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Selling Out

In lieu of my last rant let me tell you about a couple people I met just this last week that inspired me. The first is a college guy by the name of Chris who loves music and is a serious guitar player. Chris started feeling convicted about doing something to address poverty and so he went out and sold three of his four guitars, as well as some other stuff. He told me it wasn’t easy to let go of some of his highly prized instruments but he felt like it was important to serve the needs of the poor and that he could slim down his lifestyle.

A Tribute To My Father

My dad just turned 60 this year. He’s an amazing man for whom I wrote the following: I was 14 and my brother was 11. Collectively, we had trouble tipping the scales at 140 pounds. At 30 feet long and 24 inches in diameter, the tree trunk we were trying to rotate out-weighed us by [...]

Seven Loaves and a Few Fish

Pastor Savon: Lay pastor for a small Cambodian church Education: none Theological Degree: none Background: Buddhist monk, 8 years; government foot soldier, 2 years; Location: Isolated rural community in the jungles of Southwest Cambodia Population: 350 families; 1700 people Demographics: 80% of men are ex-communist soldiers 70% of families have an amputee victim. Religion: 96% [...]