Once upon a time I’d have titled that “Spring Final Exams,” but I can finally say that after next week, I’ll be done with my final Spring semester!  This summer I’ve got a few classes lined up, including one I’m excited about (even if the syllabus shock isn’t ever going away)- Missionary Anthropology.
I’d be able [...]

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More links gathered over the last month or so…

CNN: Modern black church shuns King’s message [king v. the prosperity "gospel"]
The Atlantic: Clogged Arteries [if you don't click any of the other links i've offered, this is the one to click and read... it's about america's transportation infrastructure]
Gallup: Americans’ most and least favored nations [Gallup.com is [...]

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A few weeks ago, I was out with some friends talking to people in the neighborhood around the church and we met an African American guy whose mother’s home we’d gutted after Katrina.  It was a unique encounter in that he asked us bluntly what good we were doing in New Orleans (ignoring the fact [...]

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Intelligent Travel, National Geographic Traveler’s blog, posted a list of organizations that you can volunteer through to help New Orleans recover and rebuild. I wanted to add to that list my home church, Edgewater Baptist Church, and the North American Mission Board’s Operation NOAH.

Also, they used one of my photos in their post, which [...]

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