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Not long ago, a pastor at a large evangelical church in Florida shared a story with me that I can’t shake from my mind.  Each Sunday, this church invites individuals to come forward who would like to pray with a pastor for any reason.  One particular man came forward to this pastor and shared that he was in trouble: he ...

This year’s theme is “Gratitude and Thanksgiving.” 

Special Saturday evening Selah service by Celtic musician Jeff Johnson

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This Sunday is Mother’s Day. Here at Sojourners, we’re taking the entire week to celebrate not only mothers, but all women who have made an impact on our lives. For their strength, heroism, charity and wisdom, we honor them. read more From Sojourners God’s Politics blog: Read full original post.

I want to thank all of the small businesses out there who are willing to take risks, work hard, make sacrifices, and do what so many other people are not willing to do.

I have been self-employed most of my life.  When I did work for someone else I worked in small business in management positions.

I started working when I was 11 years old delivering PennySavers (weekly Newspaper) in NY.  When I was 12 I added a Daily News route (daily, morning delivery) and then a Daily News (daily, afternoon delivery) route a few months later.

By the time I was 14 I was working as a dishwasher in a restaurant and when I was 15 I started FT work doing HVAC work having already dropped out of school.

The best story in development – According to a new World Bank study, “16 of the 20 African countries which have had detailed surveys of living conditions since 2005 reported falls in their child-mortality rates,” and the decline in African child mortality is still speeding up. Gabriel Demombynes, of the World Bank’s Nairobi office, explained that a “combination of broad ...

Launching this week, the new book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World is hands down the best book I’ve ever seen about blogging and social media!

I thought this was a profound spoken word about slavery, genocide, and hope. Check out Micah Bournes.  

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The following series is based on my senior paper for Seminary. You may remember a video where I invited people to contribute their stories to help make my case. For the next couple weeks, I’ve decided to share my findings with you all. There will be a “thesis/problem” section, a “biblical theology” section, and an [...]

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Children are perceived as powerless. But Jesus’ childhood incident gives us a new way to look at children. Jesus stayed behind in the temple. Though He was only a child, Jesus listened and even questioned the religious teachers in the temple. While His parents searched for their lost son, He searched His heart’s desire, which was to get busy in ...

I am sick and tired of playing it safe when it comes to writing blogs- I am finished with fabrication. I want to be as genuine as I can in my writing and that means I am done with trying to please others with my words. So, in saying this, I am going to be writing about something that has been pressing on my heart and mind for about a year now. So here it is… I will be sharing my personal testimony of how a business affected me spiritually and blinded me of what is heavenly &a