Monday, October 10, 2011

Gardens program keeps hunger, terrorists at bay in India

Mission Network News: "India (MNN) ― Yesterday, Southern Baptist churches around the globe focused on hunger and malnutrition for World Hunger Sunday.
For the rest of the year, the Southern Baptist International Mission Board solves the problem with a number of projects."

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'Explosion of evangelism' = 5th Great Awakening (OneNewsNow.com)

'Explosion of evangelism' = 5th Great Awakening (OneNewsNow.com): "A Christian apologist and commentator claims statistics point to what some are calling a "Fifth Great Awakening," as Christianity is on the rise everywhere but the United States."

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Chicken Eagle | The High Calling

Chicken Eagle | The High Calling: "Author Tony de Mello tells about a farmer who put an eagle's egg in a barnyard nest. The eaglet hatched and grew up thinking he was a chicken. He scratched for worms, clucked, and only flew a few feet into the air."

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The Importance of Fred Shuttlesworth | Urban Faith

The Importance of Fred Shuttlesworth | Urban Faith: "Two cultural pioneers died Wednesday: Apple founder Steve Jobs and civil rights champion Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. Both men were hailed as bold, fearless innovators who held sway over a younger generation and who used existing “technologies” to change the world."

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Book Club: Mindful Aging | The High Calling

Book Club: Mindful Aging | The High Calling: "We are sitting on the patio in a circle, sharing introductions and our writing, scribbling down crumbs of wisdom dropped into this space by our workshop leader. We are here to learn about writing creative nonfiction but...her shoes keep distracting me. She has parked her walker beside her chair and propped her feet up on the stool in front of her. Bright red toenails peek out of little pink glittered open-toed slippers with satiny bows on top"

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Here Come the Super People | The High Calling

Here Come the Super People | The High Calling: "In our increasingly competitive world, what will happen to the souls of productivity-obsessed hyper-achievers? And what kind of world will these people create if they become our leaders? Mark Roberts, the Senior Theology for Laity Renewal and advisor to The High Calling, writes about "Super People" and opens a fascinating conversation about the burden of productivity and unhealthy competition."

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Mission Network News

Mission Network News:

Radio reaches lost without the airwaves


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