10 Tips To Be a Generous and Smart Donor on Giving Tuesday

by Elisa | Nov 29, 2016 | Giving Back, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Your Stories

If you aren't sure how to give and how to give well, I suggest checking out my most recent article--10 Tips to Help You Be Generous and Smart on Giving Tuesday. Be A Smart Giver On Giving Tuesday #GivingTuesday was coming up so I emailed my fellow...

Should You Participate In Operation Christmas Child?

by Elisa | Nov 18, 2016 | Children-in-Need, Good Charities, Ways to Make a Difference

God and Politics: NOT-SO-ANONYMOUS #7 (How Love, Faith and Hope Surpass My Evolving Political Views)

by Elisa | Nov 8, 2016 | Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States

I don't know about you, but my moral compass has been spinning during the 2016 election. I want to seek justice as I vote, but I am not sure it is possible. To help myself (and others who felt this same tension), I asked you guys to share with me your own...

God and Politics: ANONYMOUS #6 (What As A Christian I Should Have Been Telling My Kids)

by Elisa | Nov 7, 2016 | Children-in-Need, Family & Relationships, United States, Your Stories

God and Politics: ANONYMOUS #5 (Freedom From the Republican Christian Lie)

by Elisa | Nov 6, 2016 | Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Your Stories

God & Politics: ANONYMOUS #4 (Weighing All The Candidates Through A Lens of Justice)

by Elisa | Nov 6, 2016 | Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Your Stories

God and Politics: ANONYMOUS #3 (Don’t Be A Jerk)

by Elisa | Nov 5, 2016 | Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories

God & Politics: ANONYMOUS #2 (Why I Can’t Vote For Pro-Abortion Hillary)

by Elisa | Nov 5, 2016 | Children-in-Need, Hard Conversations, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories

God & Politics, 2016 Election: ANONYMOUS #1 (How Would Jesus Vote?)

by Elisa | Nov 5, 2016 | Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Women's Empowerment, Your Stories

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Storm Chaser; Change Chaser: On Saying Goodbye

How Can Anyone Say Goodbye? I’m starting to feel all panicky that I am leaving all my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

Understanding Terms for Poor Nations vs. Rich Nations

Terms of Poverty Whether in public political addresses or in pleas from non-profits, we have all heard some of these terms thrown around at some point or another. But just because we can infer their general meaning, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

Artisan Fair Trade Made Simple: Trades of Hope

Ready to learn how to do fair trade simply? Learn all about fair trade, rising up and Trades of Hope with Stephanie and Elisa

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

Considerations From A White Man

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

Understanding Foster Care As Changemakers

Have you ever thought "I wonder if we should foster?" or on the flip-side, "I could never foster?" Karly addresses all of this in our #JusticeDaily interview to give us understanding on foster care

Leadership

What Is Mutual Aid? Why Community Care Is How We Learn to Love

What mutual aid really means, why it matters more than charity, and how community care during a hysterectomy reminded me how we learn to love.

Spiritual Discipleship

When Our Best Yes Meets Humble Service: When Should Changemakers Clean Toilets?

Often Changemakers find themselves doing the faithful background service of doing things like changing toilets. How to we balance our "best yes" with humility?