take action ::

Ways to give aid for Haitian Relief

The following groups are on the ground and offering relief after the earthquake in Haiti yesterday.
Disasters Emergency Committee (UK): www.dec.org.uk
One Day’s Wages: onedayswages.org
Salvation Army (US): salvationarmy.org
Haiti Reborn: quixote.org/haiti

January 13, 2010 | Continue »

news and thoughts ::

A New Kind of Christianity with Brian McLaren

Posted originally on Jonathan’s blog…

Brian McLaren’s new book, A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith, drops tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 9).
I received a free advance copy from the publisher late last week and have been devouring it every chance I get (which with two toddlers at home hasn’t been that often).
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February 8, 2010 | Continue »

the podcast ::

clara oleta knotts :: 3.9

by request, this week we go back several years to share an interview Jonathan did with his grandmother in Dec. of 2007. the interview was inspired by Story Corps’ efforts to record the stories of Americans across the country and also helped inspire what ultimately became the something beautiful podcast.

oleta shares stories from her life, growing up in east Texas, how she met “the tall guy” and about teaching Sunday School for over 40 years.

clara oleta knotts :: 3.9 [62:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Posted at 7pm on 02/25/10 | View Comments | Filed Under: podcast
Tags: 2010, clara oleta knotts, february, grandma, interview, Jonathan Blundell, podcast, story corps

kathlee roscoe :: 3.8

this week we talk with kathlee roscoe, the founder and director of hope for the sex trafficked. she’s currently working on the documentary, of the same name.

kathlee tells us about how her interest for media grew after graduating college and how God has used that passion to grow her own passion grove raising awareness about sex trafficking and utilizing media to tell the stories of victimized women.