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  10 must-read posts [from the first half of 2010]

  engaged in culture 1 comment

  Dude… This year has brought way more so far than I could have imagined, and it’s really just the beginning! I had a feeling that this year would take me (and many more of us) into new places and new experiences, and what we accomplished so far certainly didn’t disappoint. We [...]

   
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  [the 72 project] churches, zoos, and salt shakers

  activist faith, engaged in culture, missions, poverty 8 comments

  It is not a habit of mine to sugarcoat things. Every time I write one of these posts, I reread it over and over and find myself grimacing at the words I use. I want to clean it up, soften it, make it “PC”, water it down. I don’t like [...]

   
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  book review: following jesus through the eye of the needle

  authentic christianity, book reviews, engaged in culture 8 comments

  What does it mean to follow Jesus? I mean, He was clear about what it meant to follow Him, right? Sure, He promised great reward, but He never said it would be easy. I’ve recently finished reading a great book that’s challenged me like few others. It’s called Following Jesus [...]

   
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  [the 72 project] young and homeless

  activist faith, engaged in culture, missions, poverty 3 comments

  Now Nashville… Well it is a long ways from California, geographically and culturally. It’s a whole ‘nother world out here. This is not my first trip to Nashville, but this time my purpose is different; I’m here to see — really see with God’s eyes — the homeless and impoverished [...]

   
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  the truth about sex [an event with @theideacamp]

  engaged in culture, ministry 5 comments

  Last summer in Uganda I heard about an injustice that absolutely broke my heart for a couple of reasons. First, because of what was being done to take advantage young men and women (really boys and girls). And second, because the church was being used as the tool to make [...]

   
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  [the 72 project] divine interactions in austin

  activist faith, engaged in culture, missions, poverty 1 comment

  So Austin, TX… This post has been a bit delayed now that I am situated in the Nashville, TN area, but I feel it incredibly important to recount what happened in that city. It is quite a city. While it was hard to find homeless in Phoenix, one would have [...]

   
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  @fivetalents tanzania program featured on @bbc one

  engaged in culture, missions 1 comment

  Five Talents has been featured as charity of the month on BBC One’s Lifeline program. See the 10-minute broadcast right here… Lifeline is the BBC’s monthly television charity appeal program. In May, Five Talents was the selected charity. For more than 20 years, Lifeline has helped raise money for and [...]