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One more chance to love/serve our neighborhood.

May 14th, 2008 by drew | 0

The Elmwood Village Association is having a fund raising party next week on Tuesday, and a few volunteer spots are still left.  If you would like to assist with a silent auction, help set up, or simply pass out name tags, you would be providing a valuable service to an organization that makes a difference [...]

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Answer to Day One Question

May 6th, 2008 by drew | 0

What do you think will be the hardest thing to give up? How do you think your meals will change? What daily routines may change?
I think that the biggest adjustment will be the lack of a car, or rather the option of a car. I choose not to drive most days, but it is [...]

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Poverty Challenge: Day One

May 5th, 2008 by drew | 1

I am participating in the “Poverty Challenge,” sponsored by the Homeless Alliance. Poverty is the greatest cause of homelessness (even though drugs and mental illness get most of the blame). Having seen what a poverty budget is like, I can understand why people with limited incomes lose their homes.
Today, however, my task is [...]

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Elmwood Village clean up day (and why Drew won’t be there, but you should)

Apr 14th, 2008 by drew | 0

You would be amazed what kind of difference we can make with four hours of time. Four hours serving alongside our neighbors will go MILES to show that we care about them.
Here are some reasons to get outside this Saturday:

Four hours on “their turf” is worth a week inside our building, in terms of [...]

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Those “young people”

Apr 10th, 2008 by drew | 0

You know, the ones that fill our neighborhood? Anyone over 5 and younger than me (who is officially a “generation x” guy) is part of the “millennial” generation.  They arethe largest generation in American history (sorry Boomers) and the most diverse. This post talks about who exactly they are, and how the PC(USA) [...]

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Jesus for president?

Mar 31st, 2008 by drew | 0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfLdVazh33E

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Talking back to Ron Sider

Mar 10th, 2008 by drew | 1

His big point (not only of yesterday’s sermon, but his career) was that Christians need to love people the way that Jesus did–caring for body and soul, in word and deed.  Evangelism without social action (or vis versa) is empty.
He told a story of an addicted, wrecked woman that came into a church that loved [...]

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NOLA Reflections from Pete.

Jan 17th, 2008 by drew | 0

It was good to have Pete on the trip.  Here are some of his thoughts and pictures.

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