Charity
I’ve figured it out!
Okay, that headline is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because I know my own tendency to change my mind on a whim. But I’m also somewhat serious. I think I’ve figured out what I want to be when I grow up.
I want to be a philanthropist.
I’ve been reading Bill Clinton’s excellent new book, Giving. [...]
40 Days and mixed-up motivations
A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump;
a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.
Proverbs 11:28 (The Message)
We’re doing the 40 Days of Purpose (going through The Purpose Driven Life in groups and in the sermons) again at The Experience.
Even though I’ve been through it twice already, I’m looking forward to it. [...]
Nothing But Nets
I’d vaguely heard about the campaign for malaria-deterring mosquito netting in conjunction with Millennium Promise, but I was recently reminded by a post over at the UN Dispatch blog. The effort has seemingly taken on new life after Rick Reilly wrote about it in his Sports Illustrated column (very much worth the read). [...]
Microlending and the Nobel Peace Prize
Long time readers will remember that I’m a big fan of microlending, so you won’t be surprised when I say I’m excited about this news: Muhammad Yunus (who Tom Peters calls “the father of microlending”) has just been declared the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
(Hat tip to The Thinklings)
Tackle It Tuesday: a letter to Uwitonze Sarah
I heard about Tackle It Tuesday last week from Jessica Duquette and immediately liked the idea. Anyone who knows me well knows I like short-attention-span projects, and certainly that my house (and probably whole life) could use a little focused energy.
My first week’s project, though, isn’t specifically related to physical housekeeping. This is [...]
Do good with your web searching
A few weeks ago, I heard via word of mouth that there was a search engine that would pay a charity of my choice one cent for each search I performed. That seemed like a really high number (a penny doesn’t sound like a lot, but multiply it by the daily searches on any [...]
Loan some money
Just a very quick note to say that Kiva, who I talked about in a previous post, has partnered with additional organizations and now has a good selection of businesses looking for funding. I think I’m going to loan something to Zara’s Tailoring Shop.
Another great charitible website
I’ve been a fan of the 24-7 Prayer folks for a while (especially since reading “Red Moon Rising“). I recently received an email from them announcing a new project: Living Generously.
This new site is essentially a directory of projects around the world that enable Christians to live out their convictions. They have a [...]
Person-to-person microloans
I discovered Kiva a month or so, and I got excited. It’s a great idea that’s been well implemented. I love things that use the power of the Internet for good, and Kiva does. Basically, the idea is that a person who has some money (as little as $25) can lend that [...]
What I want to be
I’ve been thinking about this passage since I read it. It’s from The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, chapter 12:
Some kind of procession was approaching us, and the light came from the persons who composed it.
First came bright Spirits, not the Spirits of men, who danced and scattered flowers—soundlessly falling, lightly drifting flowers, though [...]
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