The hole in our gospel

There are solutions

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Up to this point, The Hole in our Gospel has been terribly overwhelming. We’ve been moved by statistics, we’ve agonized over the images of suffering humanity, and we’ve sometimes felt buried by the crushing world-wide need. Consequently, Richard Stearns wisely began chapter twelve with some hope-filled statements. He reminded us…

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Let's dig a well!

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Let’s fund the digging of a well! This week’s chapter in The Hole in Our Gospel identified malnutrition, lack of clean water, and disease as the leading dynamics that proliferate the devastating plight of poverty in our world. If you’re still reading this book and you’re like me, you’re ready…
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Dealers in Hope

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The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program—Week Thirteen.” Chapter Eleven: Caught in the web Leaders must be dealers in hope. That’s what Napoleon said (not Napoleon Dynamite—Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Emperor who nearly conquered the world). Napoleon rightly understood that hope is one of the most potent forces on the planet….
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Your new favorite author

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For this week’s The Hole in our Gospel posting Jessica and I want to introduce you to someone who will quite possibly become one of your new favorite writers. Ann Voskamp, popular blogger and New York Times Bestselling author, recently blogged and posted photos about her recent visit to Africa…
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100 Crashing Jetliners

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The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program—Week Eleven  Chapter Nine: One Hundred Crashing Jetliners “One Hundred Jetliners Crash, Killing 26,500.” That’s the context that Mr. Stearns used to help us visualize the statistics. When one jetliner crashes, killing hundreds, it makes the front page of newspapers around the world.  However,…