Guest Post by Stephan Bauman One of the reasons so many people give up on Congo is because its problems are chronic. The following note from Charles Franzen poignantly depicts the urgency of the situation against the backdrop of everyday life — moms and dads and sisters and brothers, just like you and me, working and
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I’ve been thinking tonight about the difference between holy tension (tension over injustice and unrighteousness) and idealistic tension (tension over the gap between my expectations and reality.) Both cause stress. Both aim at a better reality. Both extend beyond our realm of control and become subject of prayer. One, however, seeks to align us with God’s view of imperfection
Guest Post by Rick McKinley When Imago Dei first got off the ground, I met a man named David Nicholas who had started a church in Boca Raton, Florida called Spanish River Community Church. David had this vision for planting churches because he loved seeing people come to Christ. They had committed 10% of their budget to
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What is it with Christians and music? In ordinary American life, there are very few places other than church where we sing songs with a large group of friends and strangers. Psalm 96 begins: Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after
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I love history. I really love studying the Civil War. And, even though it’s not quite as intriguing to me as the Civil War, I love studying WWII. One of the most fascinating parts of WWII to study is the Allied invasion of Europe. Most people are familiar with the heroic landings now known as
Photo Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Creative Commons Guest Post by Ed Underwood [This post is Part 5 of a 5 Part series, Sustaining Friendships] Years ago, before I started thinking about the difference between a sustaining relationship and mere acquaintances, a man I thought was my friend walked out of my life. He was
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Guest Post by Ben Larson City Dionysus Imagine an event so important, so universal that everyone in your city took a week off from work to attend. Everyone you know is either sitting in the stands with you, working backstage behind the scenes, or will be on the stage performing. The City Dionysus was a
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Photo Credit: Abhi Sharma, Creative Commons Guest Post by Ed Underwood [This post is Part 4 of a 5 Part series, Sustaining Friendships] It was a Monday morning and I wanted to quit. After the adreneline overload of a Sunday, I’m ready to quit just about every Monday. But this one was different. I was on
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Peter Greer joined HOPE in July 2004, following extensive education and experience in the field of microfinance. Peter received a B.S. in International Business from Messiah College, an M.P.P. with a concentration in Political and Economic Development from Harvard’s Kennedy School, and an honorary doctorate from Erskine College. Prior to his education at Harvard, Peter served as Managing
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Photo Credit: Ellen Davis, Creative Commons Guest Post by Justin Kron My favorite holiday is Passover, and no other holiday has shaped me, or continues to do so, more than this one. Passover first started molding me like a gefilte fish patty (Google it) while sitting around the dining room table in my grandparents home
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