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  Today, I conclude my Cambodia trip posts with this challenge:  Do Something.  There are many options.  Choose one way to make a difference.   PRAY!  Be intentional in praying for 1) the mostly poor, vulnerable girls, 2) those entrapped and on display for customers and 3) the brave, yet traumatized, survivors.    Pray God’s…

  Volkswagen Starwars Commercial 2011   Romans 12:2 (NLT) Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.   Do you look forward to the Super Bowl ads?   I’m entertained by them every year, but am trying to view…

Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on. Hebrews 10:24-25 (MSG)  I attended a book signing last night for Jean (Sangster) Niven Lenk, a former member of my church who recently published Fertilizer Happens.  The title aptly describes…

  1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) Never stop praying. I am often moved by posts by Neil Vermillion and am passing along today’s post “I don’t have enough time to pray”  I, too, hear this excuse often and share his thoughts: I don’t have enough time to pray….. I hear this quite frequently, but this really…

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.  Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. …

Image courtesy of FoxNews.com   Proverbs 31:8-9 (NLT) Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.  Yes, speak up for the poor ad helpless, and see that they get justice.   Re-entry has been tough.  My third world experience is impacting my tolerance for our perceived first world…