So, the problem with being a sociology minor is that I start to see everything in terms of bigger cultural structures. For example, while there are still lots of self-centered, fast-food eating white American college students, there is a quickly growing counter-cultural group of “fair-trade-coffee-drinking-go-“green”-and-recycle-and-wear-Toms-shoes-to-stop-social-injustice” white American college students (see image to the left.) MyContinue reading “White, Middle-Class, American Slacktivism”
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Do Justice, Love Mercy
Today in chapel we had Heather Larson who is the head of Compassion and Justice at Willow Creek. She talked about five commitments that we as Christ followers should make. These are commitments she challenges the Willow Creek community with, and they are challenges to me, too! I will see: I will see others. IContinue reading “Do Justice, Love Mercy”
The Only Thing I have to Know
“And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of Yahweh.” Deuteronomy 8:3 I was blessed to get to come to South Africa for my best friend’s wedding,Continue reading “The Only Thing I have to Know”
It’s Like Joseph
I am going to South Africa in August to work with iThemba Projects. I am going to get to do lots of different things, but my job description includes exciting things like: organizing American and Danish short-term teams, writing children’s devotional material, linking the Hilton community with the ministry of iThemba….children, linking, reconciliation, community development…everythingContinue reading “It’s Like Joseph”
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