Death By Boredom: Created For Creativity

March 2, 2010

Creativity is a lost art. Don’t misunderstand creativity for originality. We can learn from C.S. Lewis here:

“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out [...]

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Living Together As Missionaries In Louisville: The Heartbeat of Seed

March 1, 2010

As Christians, we are called fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28), which means sharing the gospel and advancing the kingdom of God throughout the whole world.  What a privilege, but what a big task!  Yet, we are so limited given our families, jobs, and responsibilities.  Where do we find the time?  Moreover, in light of [...]

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We Don’t Live On Bread Alone, But Some Families At Sojourn Don’t Have Any Food To Eat

March 1, 2010

“Suppose a brother or sister is without food clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?” – James 2:15
In the last few months, there have been an increasing number of families [...]

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“It could be worse. Imagine if you broke both legs.” What NOT to say to those who are suffering.

February 28, 2010

Ed Welch just posted a blog on What NOT to say to those who are suffering.

“It could be worse. Imagine if you broke both legs.”  We have some odd ways of cheering each other up, don’t we?  Most of our bone-headed comments to suffering people are offered with passable intentions, and most of those comments [...]

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End of Week Freebie: Tim Keller’s “Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road”

February 26, 2010

For those of you just tuning in to the Seed blog, every Friday we give away a free book that has been instrumental in our understanding of mercy ministry.  This week’s book is Tim Keller’s Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road.  You might know Tim Keller from other books (The Prodigal God, Counterfeit [...]

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Reading Together, Thinking Together: “Life Together” Chapter One

February 25, 2010

Summary
I have found myself delighted at reading Bonhoeffer’s chapter on community.  He opens the chapter with Psalm 133:1: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”  The first section of the chapter deals with the unmerited grace God shows his children by allowing them to live among one [...]

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Leaven, Heaven, and Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 24, 2010

Sherry is a single mother with three children, ages 5, 7, and 10.  She has a 50 hour-per-week job working at just above minimum wage and struggle to keep her family afloat.  Her day starts at 6am when she awakes and starts getting ready for work.  She wakes her children and shuffles them through the [...]

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Over The Hills And Through The Woods, To Grandmother’s House We Go: The Granny Challenge

February 23, 2010

Hanging with Grandma can be so much fun!
I think about the times that my grandmother and I shared hot chocolate, played games, and shared stories.  I always loved to listen to her as she told me about life in the 1930s.  Good times aside, however, visiting grandma can also be challenging.  This blog series is [...]

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The New Poor – Former Middle Class Families Are Now Relying On Public Assistance

February 22, 2010

Millions Of Unemployed Are Facing Years Without Jobs
Call them the new poor: people long accustomed to the comforts of middle-class life who are now relying on public assistance for the first time in their lives — potentially for years to come.  The NY Times is running a series of articles titled “The New Poor.” Articles [...]

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Each year, over 11,000 people in Louisville find themselves without a place to call home. These are the homeless.

February 22, 2010

Every month Seed profiles ministries that seek to bring both Word and deed to the lost, hurting, poor and needy.  Today, read about one of Sojourn’s partner ministries: Jefferson Street Baptist Center, a homeless shelter in Louisville that has become increasingly gospel centered in their ministry to the 11,000 homeless in the city.

Ministry Profile:  Jefferson [...]

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End of Week Freebies! If your church vanished, would your community weep? Book Giveaway: The Externally-Focused Church

February 19, 2010

Today marks the beginning of Seed’s weekly book give away!  Every week we will be giving away a book that has been instrumental to our understanding of biblical mercy, counseling, service to our neighborhoods, and city transformation.
Author Eric Swanson in The Externally Focused Church asks, “If your church vanished, would your community weep? Would anyone [...]

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