Category - Spirituality & Religion

 

5 minutes of caring Today Is a New Day! by Sam Davidson, January 1 (1 comment) A Resolution for Each and Every Day! Year in Review: Our Picks by Sam Davidson, December 28 It's time to talk about what we like. Make Halloween Happy by Sam Davidson, October 31 (1 comment) Knocking on doors ain't that hard, people. When Is Enough Enough? by Sam Davidson, September 24 What a difference a definition can make. Shake It Up, Baby by Sam Davidson, July 12 Change up your day-to-day routine. Bake Free by Sam Davidson, May 30 Turn some cookie dough into some smiles. What Giving Smells Like by Sam Davidson, May 9 This gift will make your mom smell and feel good. Give Her the World by Sam Davidson, May 8 The gift goes to someone else, but your mom still gets the warm fuzzies. Malaria No More by Stephen Moseley, April 25 Today is Malaria Awareness Day. Fair Trade Chocolate by Sam Davidson, April 6 Make your sweet tooth your ethical sweet tooth. Just a Dollar by Sam Davidson, February 21 What can 100 pennies really do? Dig a Well by Sam Davidson, January 29 (1 comment) Until you have clean water, not much else matters. Get a Newsletter by Sam Davidson, January 17 What's one more email? MLK Day by Sam Davidson, January 15 If you only fight for equality one day a year, today is the day. New Day's Resolution by Sam Davidson, January 1 Toast to Awareness by Sam Davidson, December 18 Tell those you love what you care about. Dump Your Change by Sam Davidson, December 4 Those pennies add up. Explore Another Holiday by Sam Davidson, November 27 Spend some time learning about another tradition. Free Hugs Campaign by Sam Davidson, November 7 In this age of lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign are phenomenal. Enjoy the Silence by Sam Davidson, October 2 Technology has its advantages, but someone once said that silence is golden. Smell the Difference by Sam Davidson, September 28 Now it’s possible to look good AND feel good.

more time on your hands One Letter at a Time by Laura Seay, February 15 What can one person do to effect structural change? More than you might imagine. Consider being part of Bread for the World's 2008 Offering of Letters, and make a difference for billions of people who live in poverty worldwide. Have a Cool Lent This Year by Dixon Kinser, February 1 (1 comment) What would Lent look like if we acted instead of abstained? Could we make the world a better place in the next liturgical season? Join with us and members of your local community as we begin our second annual proactive take on the Lenten season. A Revolution of Love by John Shults, June 22 REVO is an expression and movement of love. It's a movement that seeks to inspire a generation to act for social justice. It's a movement that led me to believe and exist in love - to exist in a community of people seeking to inspire change and hope for an otherwise lacking continent. Rethinking the Offering by Sam Davidson, June 1 The words 'tithe' and 'offering' strike fear in the hearts (and wallets) of the religious and nonreligious alike. But when my faith community rethought what it meant to give, a local nonprofit benefited from the generosity of some churchfolk. Don't Buy a Thing by Jody Stickle, May 18 On January 1st of this year, I decided that I would stop buying new things. I decided I would only purchase food and items of health and safety, but otherwise, I would not be buying new things. Instead, I would buy used items or borrow what I needed. Get on "Board" by Ken Hatchett, March 9 From day one, for me, Children Are People, Inc. became an organization to which I chose to attach my heart and time. I grew up in a small rural southern town and know first hand the importance of developing a strong work ethic as well as having principled role models to assist you through life. New Day's Resolution: Help the Poor by Lynnette Davidson, February 9 (1 comment) Believe it or not, but a dollar a day can literally save the life of someone half a world away. Just by passing on that latte or music download, you can make an impact in someone's life you may never meet. New Day's Resolution: Get Out More by Lynnette Davidson, January 19 By attending a series of workshops, you'll learn more than subject matter. When you sit down and discuss deep and important issues, you just may realize that there's more work to be done than you first imagined. But hey - you have to start somewhere! Intentionally Serving the Poor by Jeff Morrison, December 29 Using your unique talent to serve others is a rewarding experience. And it's something only YOU can do. So get out there and do what you do best - for others. Giving That Means Something by Aron Michalski, December 8 Last year, right around this time, my mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I danced around the question, as she did when I asked her the same. Then she admitted she'd already bought a goat in my name. And then I admitted I had bought a share of a water buffalo in her name. So instead of another sweater, my mother helped provide a family in Thailand with a draft animal to till their fields. And instead of another tie to hang in my closet, I helped provide milk to a malnourished family in Cambodia.