March Madness is officially over. The Kentucky Wildcats became the NCAA national champions last Monday night when they defeated Kansas in basketball. As I watched some of the games over the past few weeks, I heard one of the CBS basketball commentators describing the feeling for those players whose teams lost in the tournament. Of course, every team but Kentucky eventually lost. The losses are perhaps toughest for the seniors who will never play that level of basketball again. The [...] Read more »
Signs of the Times? (or What I learned about Barbecue)
What does a wedding rehearsal dinner, a construction project, and the United States Census Bureau have in common? Sit down for a minute and I’ll explain. It really hit me last week when I was talking to a guy about pig farmers. The man that is catering my son’s wedding rehearsal dinner told my wife and I how the price of meat is going through the roof. Asia loves pork and the law of supply and demand is demanding that [...] Read more »
The Generosity Manifesto
A few weeks ago, I clicked a link from someone’s tweet because it said something about generosity. I like generosity. In fact, I just talked about it to over 1000 people at TNC last week. The link sent me to The Generosity Manifesto by Mike Zserdin. (Poor Mike. When his teachers seated his classes in alphabetical order, he always sat in the back corner of the classroom.) Mike heard about an act of generosity and how it went viral. It [...] Read more »
Mission 227: Philippines & the Tim Tebow Foundation
Since NFL star Tim Tebow is in the news this week, I thought Mission 227 should join forces with this incredible young man. (Note to non-football fans: Tim was traded yesterday from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets as a result of Peyton Manning signing with the Broncos.) The Tim Tebow Foundation’s mission is to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. One of his current campaigns is [...] Read more »
Mission 227: Ethiopia
Since 2000, the SIM Urban Ministries program has been reaching out to girls living on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and offering them shelter, care, and opportunities for a new life. The girls were living on the street for a variety of reasons. Some ran away from home due to abuse, others were living on the street with their mother, making a living by begging, and others were orphans. The Deborah House is a shelter house that offers these [...] Read more »