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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Entrepreneurial NGO
Kiva.org has got to be an example of what happens when smart, economist types get really passionate about doing something against world poverty. Once again it was on Makeesha’s blog that I saw the link: but this is a really cool initiative.
Basically, you lend money directly to people in developing countries for the express purpose [...]
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Tagged dont-be-tight, justice, poverty, practical-application-in-developing-countries
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Brain Beer
Thought I should share this pearler from Makeesha (whose blog I got onto through my beautiful fiancé).
Many things I read in “pop media” are more like brain beer for me – tasty, relaxing, refreshing, makes me go ahhhh….but also sort of lulls my brain into a groggy, tired stupor that makes me slur incoherently, and [...]
Quick Thought From Mr McKnight
Scott McKnight describing the Sermon on the Mount: “Jesus simply doesn’t think everyone wants to follow him; in fact, he thinks many don’t.” It’s obvious, and yet I don’t think I’ve ever heard it articulated before. Maybe this changes our instinct to try and “bludgeon” people into the kingdom who are quite certain that it’s [...]
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The Tension of Individual Spirituality
I picked up a book from the Forge National Summit which I’d heard a little bit about: David Tacey’s “A Spirituality Revolution”. I’m only about a quarter of the way through, and I’m not sure that I’ll end up reading it all – once I’ve got the “big idea” behind non-fiction books like that I [...]
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Tagged David-Tacey, God Stuff, Ministry, religion, Spirituality, Theology
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Been a long time…
If a change is as good as a holiday, then a holiday must have been good for a change: specifically a change in fortunes. The Mighty Tiges – no longer the holders of the “gallant defeat” title but instead were tonight crowned “comprehensive victors”. Richo pulled in about 17 marks for the night, Jake King [...]