This is an amazingly well crafted video explaining the history and purpose of Compassion International. Compassion International just celebrated its 1 millionth child sponsored. That is what I call making a difference in the world.
This morning I had a great discussion with a couple of friends about time management. One of the things we did together was a figure out whether or not each of us is addicted to urgency. If you’re like me you are asking yourself what “addicted to urgency” means. I mean, I’ve seen my fair [...]
Shaun and a bunch of bloggers are on a trip to Kolkata, India, right now seeing the work Compassion International is doing to fight poverty and provide hope to children and families. Becky, Shaun’s wife, is on this trip with him even though she isn’t a blogger herself. This is her first trip overseas to [...]
A group of several bloggers are on a trip to Kolkata, India, right now. Each day they are visiting projects run by Compassion International–meeting kids, discovering hope in the midst of poverty, taking pictures, and telling their stories on their blogs. It’s probably the closest we can come to being there without actually taking that [...]
I had the privilege of attending Compassion International‘s artists dinner (a part of GMA week) last night. The main speaker for the evening was a former sponsored child through Compassion named Michelle Torentino. She was an amazing reminder of why we do what we do. She also challenged me to consider every single child sponsorship [...]
Shaun Groves is participating in a blog-based book tour where he asks Skye Jethani, author of the book The Divine Commodity, a question about the future of the Church in America. I have to say, I very much agree with his response. I don’t think that the Church has to be a massive entity with [...]
I am a bad blogger. I guess since I don’t really even blog regularly (yet!) I am not really a blogger at all. What makes someone a blogger anyway? Is being called a “blogger” a matter of consistency? If I don’t blog at least once a day then I cannot call myself a blogger. Or [...]
This weekend I attended one of the coolest churches ever. Ever. First of all, the back-story. Rebekah comes from a family that puts a lot of emphasis on family traditions. Basically this translates into “every holiday we are getting together with someone to eat a meal.” This is definitely a good thing and something that [...]