You know you’ve been there. We all have. You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, and then it happens. “Excuse me sir, can you spare some change?” Just like that. Then what? If you’re like me, a lot is going through your mind: thoughts of supporting destructive habits, or making them lazy, or [...]
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What to do with hungry, thirsty strangers
February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · City Life, Faith & Spirituality, Politics & Social Issues
Tags:beggar·Cambodia·generosity·Holy Spirit·love·Matthew 25·panhandling·poverty·sheep and goats·sin of Sodom·theology
What About Us?
June 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · Cambodia, Education, Faith & Spirituality, Travel
The following is the transcript of the speech I gave at the commissioning ceremony for the cohorts graduating from the Eastern University School of Leadership and Development on June 12, 2009. WHAT ABOUT US? A commissioning speech containing humor, theology, economics inside jokes, and all the wisdom a twenty six year old dude can possibly [...]
Tags:Cambodia·commissioning·Costa Rica·Eastern University·economics·Frederick Buechner·Frederick Douglass·graduation·humor·inside joke·Jeffrey Sachs·Kingdom of God·Saint Francis·speech·theology·William Easterly