Something I’ve Never Noticed in the State of the Union
At FYI, we more or less stay clear of politics. But I personally try to stay informed about the political scene…
Archive October 14, 2010
Welcome Kids with Arms Wide Open
I thought of our College Transition Project research as I was reading The Least of These by Ron Ruthruff. Lina Thompson, who teaches in our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate, recommended this book to me.
I enjoyed reading Ron’s writing …
Religion and Race
In Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens
Education and Race
As someone who believes that education is often the tool to Kingdom justice, I was especially interested in the different racial perspectives related to education as described in one chapter in the new book
Friends and Race
I’m in the middle of a multi-part blog series on a great new book on kids and race called Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens
Racial Dynamics in Families
This week I’m reading Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens
Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens
I’ve been hearing a bit recently about a new book based on the data from Christian Smith’s National Study of Youth and Religion.
Was Jesus a Communist or Capitalist?
Somehow in the midst of my November travels, I missed this CNN article and video asking “Was Jesus a Communist or a Capitalist?”
Overturning Poverty?
A U.N. Task Force announced this week that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set for 2015 appear “out of reach” in much of Africa—in particular Sub-Saharan Africa.
"Poverty is a business"
Last week I read this New York Times article about Plumpy’nut, a paste made out of peanut butter that can really help in the fight against poverty and malnourishment…