Did you know this was a thing? Well, it is, and it’s TODAY. Giving Tuesday is a call to give something more to charities and nonprofits that rely on donations to serve others. How great is that?! I write all about #GivingTuesday in my latest for Christ and Pop Culture;…
Well, I survived every runner’s race day fear: I overslept. Yep. Every time I run the Champaign half marathon something is off-kilter—heat in 2010, illness in 2011, and now oversleeping in 2013. oh.boy. Here’s what happened: As I snuggled into bed Friday night at the iHotel, I set my phone’s…
Each year, I run one race to raise funds for an organization that’s dear to my heart. This year I’m running for As Our Own to support all the girls I met on my trip to India in 2012. As Our Own has rescued them from certain exploitation and enslavement;…
It’s been one year since I returned from my trip to India with the As Our Own team. A whole year. It feels like a lifetime ago. Maybe a better way to describe the feeling is that the experience turned my insides out, making me a different person who longs…
Last night I had the privilege of attending the Global:Church Forum at Park Community Church in Chicago. Here’s how GCF explains it: “A gathering allowing the western church to hear afresh what God is doing in the Global South and East and find out how ministry is done within the…
Who is Avishi? That was the question of the day at the Allstate Chicago 13.1 where As Our Own’s Team Chicago ran in Avishi’s honor. It’s hard to miss more than 100 runners and supporters donning As Our Own racing jerseys! And Avishi’s name was written everywhere. Arms and legs…
Happy National Running Day! The NRD campaign asks us to complete this phrase: “I run . . .” My answer? Although I run for lots of reasons, this weekend I run to raise money for Avishi, one of the girls I met on my trip to India with As Our…
Mother’s Day gives us a chance to look back on all that our moms have done for us. We can see the years of help, encouragement, guidance, and sacrifice—all done in love. This Mother’s Day, you can give your mom a gift that multiplies the blessing she has been in…
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