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Alternatives to Shane Claiborne’s Holiday Mischief, Part I: Why Holiday Mischief is not P/E/O

Our Monday post on Why Shane Claiborne’s Idea of Being “Long Gone” is the Wrong Kind of Holiday Mischief prompted an astute and well-reasoned question from Shannon Pekary at Palo Alton’s Ravenswood Youth Athletic Center, who wrote: I am confused by … Continue reading

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Why Shane Claiborne’s Idea of Being “Long Gone” is the Wrong Kind of Holiday Mischief

One of my new year’s resolutions for 2011 is to try hard to agree with Shane Claiborne and Christianity Today’s Mark Galli at least one time apiece. But it is still 2010. Shane’s A Season for Mischief and Conspiracy: A … Continue reading

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Want to Inspire Children to Live Generous Lives? Teach Them to Connect Directly, Not Just “Help”

I think the best thing Mrs. Foley and I have done to inspire our children to live generous lives has been to fill their lives with lots of interesting aunts and uncles–homeless and formerly homeless individuals and recovering drug addicts … Continue reading

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