Rod White's Blog, page 39
February 18, 2013
Blinders Off — the Rich Have Succeeded (again) in Gobbling Up the World.
Juan Marrero put a couple of things together for me last week. He did it when the Kingdombuilders bowed their diverse heads for prayer and he started reading from James 5. Let me try to bomb into your day with the … Continue reading →
February 14, 2013
Tributes to St. Valentine
My tributes to St. Valentine. 1) A poem about his obscure but courageous-sounding history [link] 2) Making a connection with poor Whitmey Houston [link] Filed under: Poetry, Randomly me
February 11, 2013
Selling Dresses for Syrians Bought Comfort
The Syrian uprising was reportedly ignited by bored teenagers who spray-painted some graffiti on the wall of a school in Dara’a challenging President Assad, who is a trained ophthalmologist. Their message simply said, “It’s your turn doctor” (check out the … Continue reading →
February 3, 2013
Spiritual Midwives
People were clamoring for spiritual direction! One of the best things I heard throughout all the dialogue of our mapping process last year was the persistent request for more help to grow in grace. We need to nurture gifted people … Continue reading →
January 28, 2013
Let the Lord Make your Radical Steps Solid
We are about ready to distribute a spiffy, hard-copy version of our 2013 Map this weekend. We take our planning seriously. We set goals and (to our surprise!) tend to meet them. But don’t get us wrong. We don’t have a … Continue reading →
January 21, 2013
Children Nurture Us, Too.
When Circle of Hope first got going, it was devoted to loving the “next generation” and providing them a safe place to connect with Jesus. That is still the central focus of our mission. And the central population of unbelievers are … Continue reading →
January 14, 2013
Getting Out There in the Face of Fear
When our second Network goal for 2013 appeared, some people immediately asked some anxious questions and some got downright upset! But all it said was that “people need to see Jesus where they live” and “we need to be good … Continue reading →
January 7, 2013
Fomenting Diversity in the Age of Big Data
We did a little demographic work recently. If we ever become proficient in running the programs that store our data, we can do more. And I think we may need to do more. We live in the age of data … Continue reading →
December 31, 2012
I, for one, have a big stake in it
I have been learning a lot about our life together as Circle of Hope at Broad and Washington from the Stakeholders discussion, both on and off the blogsite. For one thing (since I can see the stats) more people than … Continue reading →
December 24, 2012
The Miracle Toy
Members of our family have given gifts of Christmas stories over the years. I thought you might enjoy mine from last year. Merry Christmas! Grandpa was getting old, so if you wanted to avoid taking a nap and you wanted … Continue reading →
