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Where is Burkina Faso – and Why Should You Care?
Compassion International Several years ago I made a project of trying to learn the names and location of all the countries of Africa. I did not do well. But I know exactly where Burkina Faso is because that’s where Marina … Continue reading
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Tagged Burkina Faso, child sponsorship, Compassion International
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Don’t Be Fooled by Me
My Journey He was eighteen and strong and funny – and lost. He walked into my adult high school reading class with a swagger before there was such a thing as swagger. I liked him immediately. He was ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey
Tagged John Powell, wearing a mask, Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am
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What I Learned from My Banker
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I now have a personal banker! Given my life-long meager income and my husband’s illness, I would never have thought of needing a “banker.” But in the last several months Josh made suggestions that I would never … Continue reading
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Tagged disciples, financial planning, spiritual growth, Twelve Step programs
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What’s Your Theology of Food?
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Who knew that chocolate plantations in Ghana profit from child slavery and that mercenaries terrorize, maim, and kill to control the banana trade in Central America? And now that we know, what do we do about it? … Continue reading
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Tagged deforestation GMOs, Theology of Food
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As You Go, Make Disciples
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Dallas Willard continued his journey in the kingdom of God for eternity in May, 2013. Since his death, at least two books have been published that discuss the man and his theology. Soul Keeping by John Ortberg is … Continue reading
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The One Thing You Can Do
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Today I listened to two journalists describe our struggles to think positively about the issues of the world. Finally one of them said, “I just say to people, ‘What is the one thing you can do? Go … Continue reading
Our Ripple Effect
LIVING AS APPRENTICES The first major book printed using moveable type was the Gutenberg Bible. Its publication marked the start of a stunning wave of literacy and launched the age of the printed book in the West. However it also had ripple … Continue reading
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Tagged Gutenberg Bible, How We Got to Here, leaving a legacy, PBS, ripple effect, spectacles, Stephen Johnson
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Moment of Wonder in a Train Station
LIVING AS APPRENTICES On Being (the radio show and website) is one of my favorite “growing spaces.” It often contributes to my goal of finding the perfect, daily moments of nothing-special that, simply by virtue of noticing them, become possibilities of … Continue reading
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Tagged Flash mob, Oldest Scandinavian Hymn, On Being
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