tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18839706876307633622012-01-06T13:23:23.140-08:00Imagine people who are convinced that the kind of life Jesus had in mind when He spoke of “life to its fullest” is available right now. What if those people decided to interpret what other thinkers have called “the good life” as a life of loving, sharing and giving? What if they took John 10:10 and not just read it, but lived it?1010Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00791303894412321786noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883970687630763362.post-35689868762101937392010-10-06T13:14:00.000-07:002010-10-06T13:14:45.844-07:00

It's almost here.  Our 4th annual 1010 Community Day.  And this one not only falls on 10.10.10 (a magical sort of date, isn't it?), but it also falls on a Sunday.  We're canceling church to....have church.  Ha.  What I mean is there won't be a church service in the sense of church services that happen all over the country on Sunday morning that you might be thinking.  You know what I'm talking

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Lonely.  I came back today after a long season of what seemed to be ups and downs, and immediately felt at home.  Like an old friend that had been waiting patiently on me to return.  I'm not sure how patient the blog readers would be ;) , but the blog, well, it didn't judge me or avert its eyes from me.  Just was here waiting quietly for the inevitable return.

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Yesterday was almost, dare I say it?  Warm.  I didn't even wear a coat yesterday as we were setting up the breakfast table.  With the warm weather came one of our oldest friends -- our very first breakfast friend.  His grandmother and him came our very first day we were out there.  You could tell they (or mainly his grandma) thought we were just a wee bit...ok a lot...crazy, but I admire that

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Yesterday, for 12 hours straight, I sat through the Academy Award best picture nominees in a thing AMC Theaters does every year called the Best Picture Showcase.  It's the second year I've done it and it gives me a chance to see (hopefully) amazing movies back-to-back. Fourth movie in yesterday, I had the opportunity to see "Precious" for the first time.  I had known about the book Push that it

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Remember how just last week I was saying that the weather always seems to be on our side.  This week, we got introduced to some icy rain. The little icy specks on the table were pelting us in the face before they landed so nicely on the table.  Add to that the wind and the cold, and we just had to laugh.  We almost thought the kids might not show up b/c it was so bitterly cold, but they all

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Yep, it's winter break this week, which means the kiddos and their families are hopefully tucked away safe in their houses and not out waiting for a bus.  We miss them when we're not there and hope they miss us.  I think, deep down, they do, but I may just be dreaming.  ;) One thing I will say is we have been so lucky in regard to extreme weather.  One of our main concerns in not having an

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If you've been around for the past...oh, decade +...you've heard this.  I've heard this.  I've probably said this.  It means a lot of things to a lot of people.  Or maybe it just means a lot of things to me.  I dunno.  I do get the sense that it's a little overplayed because a lot of times when I hear it, I think, Nah, that's church done just the same.  What I do know is that last week, I

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Well, 34 weeks into our Tuesdays at the park and it happened. Did I tell you that it's not just me that goes every Tuesday morning? Three of us go every Tuesday together. It's not just about our time at the park; it's the camaraderie of getting everything together those mornings before we go. Packing our SUV, singing, laughing, talking about our friends we're about to see. When I say it's

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When bad things happen, you want to do something. I want to do something. Sometimes, I just don't know what to do. That's why I'm thankful for the brave and tender-hearted people at World Vision. They know this and understand this about people.After the catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, monetary resources were and are needed. World Vision needs this money in order to provide life-saving

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That's the key to blogging, right? Write about what you know. Or what you're good at. Or what you're passionate about. I don't know. Maybe that's just the line, but it's worth a shot, you know.So, I think as an experiment, I'm going to write about what I know as it relates to social justice, neighboring and being in the community. And it all comes down to one little city park. I need to

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I've got an idea. It starts as just that...a little spark or niggling thought, but it's there. An idea. How valuable is an idea without implementation? How helpful is a new way of doing things without actually doing?Not much. So, I'm committing to be more purposeful about sharing the story of not just what other people are doing to promote justice and see people loved and served across the

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I've blogged before about International Justice Mission and the work that they're doing around the world to fight injustice in the form of forced labor, human trafficking, violent land seizures and really, anywhere violence is used as the means to coerce someone into action.But how much do we really know about slavery. Check this out:Modern-Day Slavery: What do you know about it? from

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I'm sort of a social media junkie. Sometimes, I get so wrapped up in discovering new online things, that I forget to check up on some of the more basic stuff I have. My computer has been acting up for the past month and conseuqently, all of my passwords and settings have been wiped repeatedly. This includes my iGoogle log-in. I've been falling back on just the classic Google. Well, today, I

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We'll be at Bouton Street Park in South Norwalk all day. Our schedule is:10:10am - 1pm: City Park Beautification at Bouton St. Park in partnership with Robidoux Landscaping and the City of Norwalk1pm - 2:30pm: Community Lunch at Bouton Street Park2:30pm - 5:30pm: Neghborhood Kids Celebration at Bouton St. Park3pm-4pm: Street Side Salon4pm: Mayor Moccia at Bouton Street Park to proclaim October

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The past three weeks have marked a really special time at Northeast Community Church. We have been working through a new message series called, "Get On Your Boots." It's been our chance to talk biblically about what it means to be the church specifically to the poor and oppressed. Now, that's just a little bit of Christian-ese to say that we have been having a conversation about getting on our

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Warning: Reading this blog may be harmful to your sensitive spirits and to your tear ducts.God, use me to do whatever it is that you'd have me do. Yep, when you say it, you'd better mean it. That came through loud and clear today. A little backstory. A coworker & I go weekly to a local park and do art & music & just build relationships with the neighborhood kids there. We've connected with

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It's all about relationships. I feel like this is what I've been hearing over and over again for the past few months. I can't deny that the phrase feels trite to me; I also can't deny that because it does, I don't fully "get" it. Because it is. On the most basic level, it comes down to relationships. But I'm trying. Day by day, I'm trying.If you don't love someone, you don't hate him/her (

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Once upon a time, the President of International Justice Mission, Gary Haugen, was describing the culture that exists within their main offices day-to-day. He said that the staff as a whole comes together at a certain time to pray every day. He went further to say that they didn't necessarily do this because they liked to (I bet they did), they didn't do this because they had to (sometimes

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neigh·bor (nbr)n.1. One who lives near or next to another.2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another.3. A fellow human.4. Used as a form of familiar address.v. neigh·bored, neigh·bor·ing, neigh·bors How often do I forget this? A neighbor is nothing more than a fellow human. Someone who might be in a completely different situation than me, but never removed from their

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The Idea Camp is over yet again and, as expected, I am not the same. I blogged about the first Idea Camp held in California. Well, this past weekend, they picked up shop and moved it to Washington DC to discuss issues surrounding justice and global movement toward justice. Unfortunately, we weren't able to attend in person (I'm still boohooing over it, but schedules were crazy), but the cool

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Been having some interesting conversations in the past few weeks on the topic of social justice. A friend asked the question the other day, are you about social justice? At first, I thought it was a bit of a silly question, because how can you not be about social justice, but once I stopped to think about, I realized the question might be a little more complex than realized. I've heard it said

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Drink a big, tall glass of water straight out of your tap. Maybe even add some ice cubes. And then when you're done, click on the link below and watch charity: water's video**.**The little Twitter bird even told me that Brian Cooper [@bcoz], the CEO of Glimmer of Hope -- a Texas non-profit working toward poverty alleviation, agricultural sustainability and education, among other things, in

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It seems especially pressing to be discussing this now, as the International Criminal Court just issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" have sadly almost at times become commonspeak in our world, but the semantics are nothing compared to the atrocities that the Darfur region of the Sudan has suffered in the past

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I saw one facet of UNICEF's new campaign yesterday, a 60 second commercial on national TV. Several film and tv actors, as well as musicians were some of the people teaming up together to let us know that they "believe in zero." The facts are this: everyday 25,000 kids die from preventable causes. We believe this number should be zero. We believe this number could be zero. You can head over to

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Do we listen?Do you ever run into this thing where when you first learn a concept or a new word, it starts to pop up everywhere? Like you'd never heard of The Melting Pot, and then all of a sudden, everyone and their bro is talking about fondue? Whether it's legit or your sense of awareness is just heightened to picking up on it, I dunno.I think there's some spiritual significance to this sort of

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Ok, ok, enough Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, but seriously, do you ever have days where you just feel energized or excited to be here? That's the feeling coming off the (previously posted) Idea Camp. There was so much good information to be heard, but more than that, an over-arching feeling that we can make a difference.I think I was most impacted by the message of Scott Harrison and charity: water.

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Irvine, CA - and really all over the world - is host to some pretty amazing things yesterday and today. A group of people have gotten together to create "a free hybrid conference for idea makers." You can check on their group on ning (http://theideacamp.ning.com/) or just go straight over today and get in on the action: http://www.theideacamplive.com/. It is a gathering of artists, social

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Last year, we attended an annual event called The Leadership Summit. It's a chance to hear talks from all sorts of dynamite leaders in different industries and within different organizations. Gary Haugen was one of the first speakers as President and CEO of the International Justice Mission. It's a non-profit organization that seeks to provide justice world-wide in severe cases of

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Sounds straightforward, right? Or "make poverty history" is another phrase becoming a part of the common American vernacular as of late. Well, for such a complicated issue as global poverty, it is going to take a lot of hard work and determination to make it happen in our lifetimes. But I do earnestly believe it can happen. In that vein, Sojourners -- who have already been working since the mid-

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Well, call us the prodigal blog, because we've returned. General busy-ness has kept us away, but we're back and hopefully, without such a long hiatus next time.Thinking about the 10.10 Project this year and have some things on the plate, but as always, keeping mindful of different things that catch our interest and how they fit in with the heart and purpose of the 10.10 Project.One such thing

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10.10 Community Day for 2008 has come and gone. There are so many stories, blessings and photos to share and we will over the next few days, but I did want to get some really initial thoughts down while they were fresh in my mind.The spirit of kindness, of giving, of compassion,of gratitude, of love, of joy and of hope was alive at 10.10 Day and every single person involved was an integral part

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I heard a story the other day that reminded me of what we're trying to crystallize on 10.10 day -- this idea of selfless giving --giving without needing or wanting anything in return.A friend was saying how she occassionally has to walk a few blocks from her office to the post office. The other day she had to bring some money along to pay for postage, and got some change back from the

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As mentioned, a big component of the day is a food drive benefitting the Norwalk Emergency Shelter. Some of the specific food items the organization mentioned needing right now were:cerealcoffee (reg/instant)hot chocolatesugar buttermargarinegrape jellycomplete pancake mixsyrupcinnamon Sardinescooking oilsalt/peppermilkpowdered milkevaporated milkMicrowave popcornchipscrackersfresh/canned

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The 10.10 Project is, among other things, about the idea that you can selflessly give to the people and places surrounding you. It can be something as small as letting someone in front of you line, but the idea is to just start somewhere.We came up with a list of 10 things that you can do on that day (and beyond) but we'd love to hear your ideas, too. Add them and let's revolutionize our

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It will be a full day on October 10th. Anyone and everyone are invited to join us. Here's a look at the schedule:6:00am – 9:00am: Train Ministry Prayer Project at Norwalk Train Stations9:00am – 1:00pm: City Park Beautification at Bouton Street Park in South Norwalk in partnership with Robidoux Landscaping and the City of Norwalk2:00pm – 4:00pm: Neighborhood Kids Celebration @ Bouton Street

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...who are convinced that the kind of life Jesus had in mind when He spoke of “life to its fullest” is available now. What if those people decided to interpret what other thinkers have called “the good life” as a life of loving, sharing and giving?What would happen if, empowered and inspired by that interpretation, they decided to venture into places where help was needed, both locally and

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