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The horrors we ignore
Back in the 90s and early 2000’s there were a couple of movies set in Africa where a line was said in both that summed up the world’s attitude: “This is Africa. Nobody cares about Africa.” Sure, rock stars and then Christian artists got together a couple of times and sang some songs and raised some money… and then?
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Those times when a phrase or a sentence just stops you
I can make a bad habit of cruising through an article or opinion piece and letting things just float by. It can be an article I agree with or an opinion piece that makes me mad, but I take in the whole of the piece and sometimes forget to pay attention to details. A piece I read by Nicholas Kristof…
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The elements of care
We are in a harsh dualistic age. It has sharp edges. Ideologies are in combat and the stakes are this: “It has to be exactly like this or not at all.” This particular piece shows that tension.
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Some respect. Who knew?
Nicholas Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times. I have admired his work when he goes to Africa and writes of the horror he witnesses constantly in that area of the world. He focused on the Sudan years ago and brought a lot of awareness to the genocide in that country. In this column he openly admits he has…
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Just Living Out Faith
There have been many reflections in all kinds of places on the life of John Stott since his passing this week. One of the kindest pieces I have read is from Nicholas Krisotff. This piece demonstrates the mental contortions we enter into in our world. As a conservative, evangelical Pentecostal, I see and experience these moral gymnastics we go through…
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Compassion and Conservative Christians
Who knew? Obviously, no one had any idea “conservative” Christians could be compassionate… that is until someone like the New York Time officially recognizes that, hey, conservative Christians actually do some good! Okay, NOW, conservative Christians can be considered as compassionate. (It was like the media “discovering” Pentecostals in 2006, the 100th Anniversary of Azusa Street.) Nicholas Kristof gives a…
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