Street Saints; Renewing America’s Cities by Barbara J. Elliott is one of my all time favorite books. Elliott has captured stories from across the country that demonstrate the power of the ordinary person who seek to be a blessing to their community. My favorite chapter is the chapter titled the “Nehemiah Strategy” through which Elliott [...]
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In his book “The Hole in our Gospel”, Richard Stearns is the president of World Vision U.S., crafts one of the most compelling arguments for the centrality of mission to the Christian Tradition that I have ever read. Below are a few insights gleaned from this wonderful work. We have shrunk Jesus to the [...]
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Here are a few quotes from the book we suggested reading to start a conversation this summer. We pulled a few of our favorites, and we invite you to comment with your favorites as well, or discuss the ones we have put forth here. And if you haven’t purchased the book yet, click on the [...]
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This summer we will be continuing the Unity Works conversation by asking some tough questions and by exploring some challenging books that will help us better understand the issue of poverty, the role of people of faith, and the theological basis for a faithful response to the needs around us. Below is a list of [...]
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Below is a new idea that was shared with us about teaching and involving people in the community. Read over it and share your ideas about what you think of it. The “Circle of Courage” developed by Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, and Steven Van Bockern is just one of hundreds of models for [...]
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This prayer written by the ancient Franciscans reflects our prayer for the Unity Works team starting this week. While the prayer was written from the Christian tradition, I have modified it slightly to insure that it is inclusive to individuals from all faith traditions. I don’t think St. Francis will mind. “May God bless you [...]
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“Is he a man?”, asked Lucy. “Aslan, a man?”, said Mr.Beaver sternly. “Certainly not. I tell you, He is the King of the wood and the son of the Great Emperor Beyond the Sea. Don’t you know who is the King of Beasts? Aslan is a lion – The lion. The Great Lion.” “Ooh”, said [...]
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