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When we were living and serving a church in Michigan, Keri and I felt our hearts stirring to adopt. After some clarity, we flew to Africa to meet our son, William, who is 12 yrs old now. If you’ve met him, you’ve seen the face of pure joy. His smile and his laugh are infectious. When we accepted a call to lead a church in Tennessee, some friends of ours (actually living in the south) expressed concerns. “Are you worried about having a black son and living in the south?” My first reaction was shock, but my response was measured. “No. I’m not worried. I’m…awareRead More →

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Are you a fan of Third Day? Do you like Christmas? Do you like helping others? You can satisfy all those things at once by donating $20 to World Vision to help feed hungry children and families in Africa. World Vision is responding with desperately needed food and care, but we need your help. Your gift will provide food to hungry people in some of the world’s most devastated regions. And thanks to nearly $13 million in donated food and grants, your gift today will multiply 8 times in impact!That means a gift of $20 will provide $160 worth of life-saving food to children andRead More →

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I know, I know Bono is now promoting AIDS relief by selling candy-apple red iPods, a portion of which will be given to help fight AIDS in Africa. (A bit of advice, if you really care about fighting AIDS, forgo the iPod all-together and donate everything to AIDS relief. What I’m more interested in discussing now though is the what U2 and Bono are doing to promote Christianity. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about mainstream artists being overtly or covertly Christian and those were quite active posts. I just read a great paper that’s available on The Thoughtful Christian website entitled “The Music and MessageRead More →