Orissa India Update

Joseph D’Souza is an advocate and voice for the Dalit people of India. He is being used by God--Joseph is brilliant. I’ve had the privelige to spending some time with him and can highly recommend you follow what he is doing, is saying, and is asking the Body of Christ to do. He started something call the Dalit Freedom Network . Also, you can read some of his blog thoughts at josephdsouza.com.

Here is a BBC interview with him you won’t want to miss. How do you respond in prayer and action when you see this?

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Sometimes we feel like a penguin

In our World of relationships we know people, yet sometimes we feel disconnected to them. We want to do the right thing . . . know and serve God . . . but sometimes we feel a little lost . . . like this penguin. When have you felt like this? What did you feel? What did you do?

Just discovered Carl who proclaims Jesus, not Christianity.

An acquaintance pointed me to Carl M. You can learn more and check his stories from the Middle East here: http://www.carlmedearis.com/


(Don’t know what this pic is supposed to do for our theology and understanding of God and ourselves. Do we hold the World? Does God hold the World? If we had sharp finger nails, would this carve the next Grand Canyon?)

I hope you are intrigued, inspired, and pointed to Jesus by Carl’s desire to NOT share Christianity. Instead he tells people about Jesus while pleading ignorance to Christianity.

I don’t use the word Bible.
I don’t say I’m a Christian.
Jesus wasn’t even a Christian.
But who is Jesus?
Let’s do talk about him.


Now, imagine if you could do this in the Middle East or around the globe? or down the street or at the local pub?
What kind of response would you get?

Let’s find out.
Are you in?

Delighting in Beautiful Photography

While I rarely return to a webpage everyday . . . this one has been getting me back. Check it out: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

here is a sneak peak for today’s post highlighting Bhutan.

History and my future

The church I grew up in deeply moves my emotions, especially when I think of the people who invested their lives into mine. They deposited every week, probably under discouragement and challenges. Our sunday school classes were usually no more than 8 and there were a few trouble make students. These teachers continued each week returning to the children--one of whom was me!

Today I got in front of them to say thank you. I stood and after mentioning one name, I began bawling. For those who were there--it seems this happens most times I return to speak at this church--I get emotionally charged and then I release.



These last few years I’ve been wanting to GET whatever is on God’s heart. This has been a pursuit of mine! I just want it--sure there are barriers like business, apathy, and the volume of life turned up too loudly, BUT I do want it.

thought or prayer for you, your friends, and me:

turn down the volume.
listen to heart of God.
feast on His delights.
dream of the divine.

his heart for all nations.
to know and worship Him.
prepare more than your heart.
to encounter more than His.

injustice, pain and sin
wreak havoc on their life.
while mine seems calm and peaceful
God impart your heart in mine.

Ignoring all around me
seems the easier way out.
than changing our own World
God’s Kingdom will resound.

Life turns out busy.
people. tasks. driving and fun.
making space for God’s life.
Harder and worth it.

Worldview and your picture frame