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Despite the current bill's flaws (of which there are many), I believe it is our best chance for reform now. If we wait another 10-14 years, it will be too late. Thus, here is the letter which I sent last night to Rep. Lynch, Rep. Capuano, Sen. Brown, Sen. Kerry, et al., through Sojourners' website: We still need health-care reform. Like many Massachusetts residents, I have benefited from the MassHealth system, but if I lived in another state, I would never have been able to afford my $25,000 hospital bill from 2008. I know there are flaws in what has happened in Massachusetts, but something is better than nothing, which is precisely what many Americans have. As a Christian, I believe that all people are created in the image of God and have an inherent right to life.

The Apologetics.com Radio Show on International Women’s Day 2010- Click this link to hear the show.

Special Guests Christine Axelson and Shirley Lew-Lee of World Vision join Apologetics.com Staff members Candace Jackson and Christopher Neiswonger.

The Apologetics.com Radio Show on International Women’s Day 2010- Click this link to hear the show.

My teammate Christine has a childlike wonder that I wish I possessed.

Every time we get in the car to leave our community, she wants to hear everyone's stories. We have all been amazed by the incredible things God has done in our community this month, but it is a blessing to watch Christine's excitement every time she hears a new story. There is a danger in losing the wonder that comes when God works in both small and mighty ways. While I want God's works to be a part of everyday life, I d

• A necessary convo: "I think they target black neighborhoods…Hispanics&poor people"-Cecil Clark http://bit.ly/9Axr5U via @rudycarrasco #
• Remember Y2K? The clock change this weekend means all my appointments on my phone calendar are an hour behind schedule! #
• March Madness rarely agrees with me because my Big East bias means busted brackets every year. 2010: new year, old strategy?

Starting this week I’ll be featuring a variety of guest blog posts from friends across the country. I’ll be focusing on writing my book each day and still encourage you to send me your stories of risk and failing forward. In the meantime, enjoy these posts from some great bloggers.

Something that God is Teaching Me Matthew 21:22 "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." God is teaching me to BELIEVE.  At launch training camp which was the first week I was in NZ we were having worship and I prayed that God would either speak to me or speak through someone else to me because I felt like other people were hearing him but I wasn't.  Anyway, my squad leader Tara was the one that came to me with a word from God.  She told me to BEL

By taking in all God has to offer through his creation.   I spent the day with one of my friends from college, Caity Butler, and we went to Shenandoah National Park to hike Bearfence Mountain and Dark Hallow Falls.   As we sat at the peak of Bearfence Mountain, I remarked to Caity how it's so crazy to think about how God formed all this (the mountains, the valleys, the trees, plants, etc.).  And as we looked out, I just had this awesome visual in my head of God forming the ear

So I feel like it's about time that I blogged again. A lot has been going on in my mind and heart over the last few weeks, and the demands of school haven't really given me much time to step back and process all that has been going on inside of me. However, I believe this may be one of those times where God has been carrying me without me realizing it, kind of like in that classic "Footprints" poem.

I realize that a lot of what I have been learning recently comes down to faith

  Most of these pictures are from the skills of Miranda Roy. Ok all of these pictures are. I HAVE NO SKILLS  =(

  The kids of Lower Mangga

  A day of Transportation: You can ride a taxi into the city 40 minutes away for 1 US Dollar

  A view from top of Mystic Caves in Antipolo  

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As we crest the top of the hill I take in a deep breath of the polluted Metro Manila air to satisfy my burning lungs. This trek is no refreshing mountain climb in Vermont, but the hike is equally challenging as we literally hike uphill both ways to get to and from our ministry site. (It's physically impossible, but it is true...weird) I've got my guitar in one hand, the team water jug in another, and as I take the next step I can't help but feel like I could be on a wacked out remix of Sound of

Why are we afraid to fall? Why do we hug the balance beam of comfort? Stop living safe and start being radical!

This has been the most physically challenging, emotionally draining, spiritually intense week I have endured on the race. I shared my journal entry about the conviction God laid on my heart for our friends in Marikina. It was so hard not to give in to doubt, fear of man's opinions, physical weakness, and Satan's deceitfulness and distractions throughout my four day fast for these people. But each time I wanted to throw in the towel, God supernaturally provided the strength and sanity to be obedi

17,206 Graves   The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial holds the largest number of graves in the Pacific for U.S. personnel killed during World War II. Team 91, along with another team Trumpets of One, got to accompany our contact Rolley to see some memorials dedicated to the history of the U.S. and the Philippines. I saw the white, marble crosses stretch forever in front of me, and I was immediately sobered. I read signs that spoke of unidentified so

Last night Toby Mac invaded Baltimore!!!! Talk about my favorite concert EVER... it was AMAZING!!!!!! It felt like one big Jesus freak disco up in there... we were seated in the 200 level so we could see the whole arena, and not a soul could stand still as Toby started doing his thing. Muscles I didn't know I had are sore today from all the praise dancing we were doing last night. It was INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought to myself, this must be a taste of Heaven. So many believers from dif