social action :: true condition of the world

As Christians if we are serious about putting our faith into action, knowing that it is what God’s heart is, then we must take an honest look at the world around us.

I was recently talking to some friends from Zimbabwe, and I was shocked at some of the things that they shared with me. For example, they say that unemployment is 90-95%. Something like this is simply hard for me to even imagine! Here in the U.S. we are complaining about how bad the economy and job market are, but isn’t our unemployment rate something like 5%? Just imagine that only the number of people that are currently unemployed in the U.S. are the only ones that have jobs! In a church of 500 people (including the kids), only 10-20 of them might have jobs. Situations like this are difficult for us to truly understand, which is why we need to evaluate where our brothers and sisters are living around the world.
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social action :: the character of God

Have you ever thought about what is important to God? Often when we want to get involved with a “good cause” we tend to think about what issues are important to us. But shouldn’t we first be thinking about what is importatnt to God? As Chrsitians, it is our duty to do His will, not our own will regardless of whether it is wrapped up in the best (even Biblically-supported) intentions.
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social action :: starting the conversation

A while back I wrote a post about “getting uncomfortable.” The Young Adults Ministry that I lead had just gotten done putting together a conference-style event based on the Get Uncomfortable study by Todd Phillips. At that time I really felt like God had rocked my world, as well as several others in our group. Since then, we have all been on a mission to impact the world around us more, and it has been an amazing ride!
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getting uncomfortable

I am a wreck right now. I cannot seem to get my mind off of something, and it is literally dominating my thoughts right now no matter how hard I try to get back to “normal.” But I guess that there is no “normal” anymore…
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