Union Rescue Mission – Language
At the Ideation Conference last week I had the chance to see Andy Bales speak. Andy is the CEO of the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles, the largest rescue mission of its kind in the country…
Archive October 14, 2010
Ideation Conference
Last week I had the privilege of attending the Ideation Conference in Long Beach, about 30 miles from Pasadena. It was a gathering of about 200 non-profit leaders…
Every New Decision Has a Justice Price Tag
That’s the theme in Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices
Different Kind of Music Tour
I was really encouraged by this article in “Christianity Today” about musicians’ heart for justice. I thought you might be too.
Back in town and encouraged
The good news is that I had a wonderful week away last week with my family (no cell phone, no e.mail). The not-so-good news is that I returned to several hundred e.mails yesterday.
One of them was quite encouraging. Brett …
Effective Homeless Ministry
About a year ago, Fuller’s Dean of the School of Psychology and I had lunch with the senior pastor of Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Mark Brewer. Mark is a Fuller alum and a good friend of Fuller and I …
Maybe Bono is Wrong
At least so says Dambisa Moyo, a native Zambian with a Harvard and Oxford education who recently authored the book Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Segregated Proms
I guess I’m still a bit naive about the racial divide here in the U.S. I had no idea that there was still such a thing as segregated Senior Proms but the New York Times ran an article this weekend …
MTV and Justice
As I blogged about earlier this week, I saw 30 kids from our church have amazing insights about justice this past weekend. Also this weekend I read an article in the New York Times about how MTV is realizing justice …
Poor for a Weekend
This past Saturday I joined 30 high school students from my church for a poverty simulation. The kids and adult leaders gathered on Friday night, at which point they were told that they were going to lose all of their …