Archive for April, 2009
joy ranton :: 2.18 :: pt. 1
this week we talk with Joy Ranton, the executive director of Daniel’s Den homeless ministry in Waxahachie, Texas. the ministry provides emergency shelter for those in need as well as housing for homeless women and married couples for up to six months while they work to rebuild their lives. this week Joy shares a lot [...]
helping the homeless in ellis county
this week on the show we’ll talk with Joy Ranton, executive director for Daniel’s Den in Waxahachie, Texas. Joy shared several needs she has right now at the shelter before our scheduled interview. we encourage you to read over the list and see if there are ways you may be able to help. if you’re [...]
GOOD: Drinking Water
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emergent village shares something beautiful
emergent village peeps are meeting in Washington DC this weekend to discuss the future of emergent village and the continuing conversation (read the background info). and emergent village shared a heads up tonight about their conversations via twitter :: apparently we’ve emerged! woo hoo! or something else has… if you’re interested in following along with [...]
ben thomas :: 2.17
this week we talk with singer, songwriter Ben Thomas of the band so elated. the band recently followed up their Christmas album, “the bewildering light” (released last year via NoiseTrade), with a new self-titled album. Ben talks about the new album and shares with his story with us and how growing up and listening to [...]
Compassion Bloggers heading to India
Shaun Groves and eight others are about to embark on another Compassion Bloggers trip. Sunday they’ll be meeting up in Chicago and heading off to India to report on the work Compassion International is doing there. We’d like to ask all of our listeners to join these bloggers in their journey. Here’s ther assignment – [...]
50 ways to love your neighbor
From Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (via Sojorners) With the National Day of Prayer coming up (May 7), a lot of folks around the country are organizing prayer services in church sanctuaries and town halls. We’re all for getting together to say prayers — but we’re also challenged by the ways scripture stirs us to [...]
eric bryant :: 2.16
this week we chat with BWG* eric bryant, author of the book Peppermint-Filled Piñatas: Breaking Through Tolerance and Embracing Love, stand-up comedian, speaker, and a pastor on staff with Mosaic in Los Angeles. from his blog :: We live in a diverse world filled with unprecedented opportunity. There is a call to move past the [...]
adele sakler pt 2 :: 2.15
this week we share the second part of Thomas’ conversation with Adele Sakler (aka existential punk). be sure and listen to part one if you haven’t already. in this second part, Adele talks more about her homosexuality and her desire to be a voice of God’s love to each community she’s a part of. we [...]
A Thousand Questions
Steve Knight shares a video from the Willow Creek Association…
adele sakler :: 2.14
this week we share the first part of Thomas’ conversation with Adele Sakler (aka existential punk). Adele grew up in a typical Protestant Christian family but in high school and college began to struggle with the issues between her faith and her attraction to other women. she’s now come to peace with the fact that [...]
