Giving Tuesday
It’s Giving Tuesday tomorrow, so I thought I’d mention two organizations that we love supporting with financial gifts: Special Hope Network. This beautiful organization welcomes families affected by intellectual disability…
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Radical Generosity, Abundant Compassion, Unexpected Hospitality, Surprising Grace
Radical generosity. Abundant compassion. Unexpected hospitality. Surprising grace. These are the types of phrases that I wish marked more of us who call ourselves Christians. These are also the types…
S6 E5 | The Healing Work of Rest with Ruth Haley Barton
Rest is a challenge for almost all of us in our frantic and distracted world. For anyone who is longing to stop and rest and delight but feels stuck in…
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God Would Make a Real Bad Farmer
I am not a gardener. I love beautiful flowers and I welcome farm-to-table vegetables. But I do not provide such things for myself. And even I know enough about farming…
Toilet Paper, Hoarding, and Sharing
I bought a 9-pack of toilet paper in the grocery store last week. Yes. It was a brand I didn’t recognize, but it was soft toilet paper nonetheless. (Note: I…
#5: The Importance of Gifts
EPISODE #5: The Importance of Gifts —At times I want to protest the commercialization of Christmas. In today’s episode we talk about tinsel and tacky decorations and the fact that…
How We Think About Giving Money Away
Giving money away. What do we think about that? Over the last two decades, Peter and I have thought a lot about where to give our money. Considering what we…
How a Baby with Down Syndrome from Brazil Is Changing Lives in Zambia
As we move towards a season of thanks and of giving, I invited my friend Holly Nelson to tell the story of the Special Hope Network, a ministry that equips…
Gratitude and Growth: How to Practice Gratitude
I’ve been writing about gratitude for the past two weeks in honor of the season of Thanksgiving. Today, as we look at gratitude and growth (or how to practice gratitude),…
