Band-Aids for the Poor
This week a member of our original Short-Term Missions think tank, Cari Jenkins, pointed out to us an entry on the Invisible Children blog
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Families Want Your Help Turning Inside Out
This week I’ve been blogging about Diana Garland’s new research-based book, Inside Out Families: Living the Faith Together
The Kind of Service Matters
When it comes to families serving together, some service is better than others.
Turning Families Inside Out
Last week I read sociologist and family ministry guru Diana Garland’s new book, Inside Out Families: Living the Faith Together
I Don’t Trust the Way You Talk
It’s funny about voices. They matter a lot.
Friendship vs Distance
When we cultivate friendships with those we serve instead of just seeing them as recipients of our giving, it can get awkward.
What if they were there?
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been reflecting on Chris Heuertz and Christine Pohl’s new book Friendship at the Margins: Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
Friending on the Margins
In a day when “to friend” has become a verb referring to a virtual activity, grounded explorations of friendship seem like refreshing reminders.
Baby and Bath Water?
Last week Fuller was a host of a gathering of scholars and practitioners on the topic of North American Mission Work. Robert Preist from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School…
8,000 Reasons
There are at least 8,000 reasons today to care about hungry kids. Eight thousand is how many children will die today of hunger and hunger-related causes.