2011
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When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty
Introduction (and all that implies) When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself by Steve Corbett and John Perkins. I heard of this book through a required reading list of a certain Missions organization, purchased it, and recently finished it. Though written…
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20 Things I Learned From a Week on Jury Duty
This past week I worked as a juror on a case involving a string of burglaries. We the jury found the defendant guilty of 5 of the 7 theft and burglary charges leveled, which involved over $30,000 worth of stolen property. The punishment will likely…
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God Moves Suddenly, Not Quickly
Hope Naomi wrote a piece recently about how God works. It got me thinking. She brings out the concept of God working behind the scenes for what feels like an eternity before anything HAPPENS. But then, when God DOES do something, results are immediate. This…
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Did My Life Peak at Six?
Talking about everything changing… even I’M changing. Even within a single day I change: In mornings I’m most creative, in afternoons most tired, in evenings most busy, at night most WIRED. Once I was a baby, then I was a youth, then I morphed to…
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Blizzard Ho in Kansas!
I’ve noticed that Things Change. The temperature, for instance. Over the last few days in Wichita, we have had: 69 degree weather (Saturday) 40 degree weather (Sunday) 24 degree weather (Monday) 7 degree weather (Today) Today is a blizzard. Outside it feels perhaps the coldest…
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Money the Meaning of Life?
Truth is Truth wherever it’s found, I believe. Jesus said a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. And He said it is more blessed to give than to receive. Self proclaimed minimalist, traveler, thinker, and humanist Colin Wright has come…
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Onward and Upward
Spinach greens, red peppers, green peppers – for a salad. That’s what my friend Keith brought last night when he came by for supper. I added cheese and pulled out several dressings from the fridge. Sitting down to eat, Keith was about to pour some…
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Prepare Yourself
I have a co-worker who ran into a curb this morning with his car. It slid on ice and bent his rim. He didn’t have a car jack or tire iron, incredibly. He also was only wearing a cotton hoodie though it was 5 degrees…
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Do Women Work Harder Than Men? And Other Gender Issues.
I’ve heard 2/3rds of the world’s manual labor is done by women. A quick search on Google didn’t substantiate this fact, but I still wouldn’t be surprised if it were true. From my unofficial observations, women DO work harder than men. If you believe the…