Saturday, November 12, 2011

Welcome to the Family

 Stocks. That’s where I found the dollies-in-waiting upon arriving at my mother’s house. A little rack above the laundry tub – doesn’t she know they could drown in that tub – held the newest members of the family firmly in their grip. The next surprise…boys! (Of course they were held in separate cells.) She saw that it was not good for girlies to be alone so while they...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Obscene Generosity

What does it mean to be “obscenely generous?” I remember sitting in a money management workshop at church and hearing this phrase for the first time. Kind of catchy, I thought. But as I watch an increasing number of people engaging in the ministry of Surprised by Hope for the benefit of East African people, I begin to get a glimpse of what that phrase really means. Individuals joined together...
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