Help-Portrait
Founded by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers, coming together across the world, to use their photography skills to give back to their local communityOn or around, December 12th, photographers around the world will be grabbing their cameras, finding people in need, and taking their picture. When the prints are ready, the photographs get delivered.
Read MoreKaren
Karen is waiting for a Section 8 inspection to move into a new residence. Unfortunately, in the mean time, she’s staying on the streets. And it’s been three weeks so far. She’s feeling the pain and frustration of living amongst drug-users and drug-dealers as she tries to enter into a new phase of her life. Karen wishes only for some …
Read MoreA Steward’s Prayer
Jon Silvius reflects on a life of creation care in service to God. Read full original post.
Read MoreTeach For America
Teach For America aims to end educational inequity—the reality that in our country, where a child is born determines his or her educational outcomes and life prospects. We are working with a great sense of urgency to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation’s most promising future leaders in the effort. Our vision is that one …
Read MoreDawn and Ryle
The first time I ever heard the term “families downsizing” was this past July during an interview with the Nevada Partnership Of Homeless Youth (watch the interview here). Larry Lovelett, Homeless Youth Transition Specialist, said this was currently their biggest challenge. He explained that since Nevada has been hit hard by the failing economy, families are selling their large homes …
Read MoreEvent at Cal Baptist featuring Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger
As a reader of this blog, you will recognize the name Wolfensberger. Dr. Wolfensberger has had a significant impact on the way I see services for persons with various disabilities. He will be coming to Cal Baptist, Feb 27 & 28 to do a training on The history of human services. It will be excellent! See a description of the …
Read MoreLike a child
I haven’t been blogging as much lately because I have been writing articles for several outlets. I am excited about the articles. Here is a cut from one article that has to do with Jesus and disability. I am sure the final will be much different from this passage, but it was helpful to think through this issue, even though …
Read MoreCBU online MA in Disability Studies to launch in January 2010
The following is the announcement put out by California Baptist University.You can also contact me via email should you have any questions. Not to late to join the very first cohort, but must act quickly.McNair ANNOUNCING CBU’s Master of Arts in Disability Studies Online Program **********************************************************************Great news! The Master of Arts in Disability Studies Program at CBU is ready to …
Read MoreSupreme Court Accepts Vital Religious Freedom of Association Case
Should student groups or clubs be allowed to require standards for their leaders that align with the purpose, goals and vision of their organization? A closer look is needed when examining the following historic case. Read more Read full original post.
Read MoreEngineers Without Borders
EWB-USA: Building a Better World Dubbed the “Blueprint Brigade,” by Time Magazine, EWB-USA grew from little more than a handful of members in 2002 to over 12,000 today. EWB-USA has over 350 projects in over 45 developing countries around the world including water, renewable energy, sanitation and more. These projects are completed in partnership with local communities and NGOs. EWB-USA helps create …
Read MoreDoctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971. Today, MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition,exclusion from health care, ornatural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. MSF …
Read MoreReporters Without Borders
“Don’t wait to be deprived of news to stand up and fight for it” defends journalists and media assistants imprisoned or persecuted for doing their job and exposes the mistreatment and torture of them in many countries. fights against censorship and laws that undermine press freedom. gives financial aid each year to 100 or so journalists or media outlets in …
Read MoreNAE Statement on Immigration
Immigration 2009 http://www.nae.net/resolutions/347-immigration-2009 The significant increase in immigration and the growing stridency of the national debate on immigration compel the National Association of Evangelicals to speak boldly and biblically to this challenging topic. The complexity of immigration issues provides an opportunity to mine Scripture for guidance. A biblically informed position provides a strong platform for the NAE to make a …
Read MoreLeon
Leon is a Vietnam veteran, who proudly served “the greatest country in the world.” After six years of homelessness, Leon still believes in hard work and earning wages. Unfortunately, he has undergone quintuple-bypass surgery and suffered a gunshot wound. Now, no insurer will take a chance on him. Lost in paperwork and bureaucracy with the Veterans’ Administration, Leon finds himself …
Read MoreThe death of evil
I was listening to Dennis Prager on the radio the other day. He is always very insightful. He made a comment something to the effect that society typically only recognizes evil when it is done…only recognizes evil when it is dead evil not when it is live evil. For example when we look back on things like slavery in America, …
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