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

by Elisa | Nov 6, 2016 | Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, United States, Your Stories | 0 |

I don’t know about you, but my moral compass has been spinning during the 2016 election. I...

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 | 0 |

I don’t know about you, but my moral compass has been spinning during the 2016...

Want to Change the World? Be Humble.

by Elisa | Nov 5, 2015 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Hard Conversations, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

We’ve been getting into this series, Waking Up to The Good vs. Evil Plot over the last few...

Why We Don’t Try to Change the World & The Someone Who Did

by Elisa | Oct 26, 2015 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart | 0 |

This past week, I’m hoping that you didn’t need to see bomber jets flying or hear...

Be Intentional: Seize The Day Bucket List

by Elisa | Sep 6, 2014 | Stuff of the Heart | 1 |

Do you have a “Seize the Day” list? Or a”Before I Kick the Bucket” list? A “Live Life Intentionally “list? I ran across mine the other day. I still haven’t milked a cow, but...

Review: The Just Church

by Elisa | Oct 14, 2012 | Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship | 0 |

Recently a new book came out by the vice president of International Justice Mission. IJM, has been a fundamental leader in both the anti-slavery movement and other justice issues. Here are the book’s details: The Just...

Review: Nefarious, Merchant of Souls

by Elisa | Sep 25, 2012 | Children-in-Need, Create Awareness, Good Charities, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Women's Empowerment | 3 |

Last week, the Loudoun Human Trafficking Task Force had the pleasure of hosting Nefarious: Merchant of Souls produced by the organization Exodus Cry. In a nutshell, it was excellent. Nefarious is a documentary on a...

The World Changers: August 2002 DTS (Kona, HI)

by Elisa | Aug 30, 2012 | Art of Advocacy, Community, Spiritual Discipleship | 2 |

Ten years. Ten years ago I received a phone call from my cousin, Brandon Fox, informing me that we were going to be flying into Kona, Hawaii on different jets instead of together as planned. He was fine. I wasn’t. I...

Giving Up on Good: People I Like and Influence I Love

by Elisa | Jun 28, 2012 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Community, Spiritual Discipleship | 0 |

This is part of the art of advocacy series, exploring what it means to influence and be a world changer. I am just one of those people who actually likes people. It seems cooler to not like people. We are always told that we...

Loving the Oppressor Pt.2 (Art of Advocacy)

by Elisa | Oct 24, 2011 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship | 1 |

Last year I wrote the short post Loving the Oppressor, and I still haven’t forgotten it. It revolutionized the way I see evil people. Little boys are so weird. They talk about poop. For fun. Who cares about poop? I was...

Spreading Hope One Shoe at a Time

by Elisa | Sep 7, 2011 | Art of Advocacy, Global Health, Good Charities, Spiritual Discipleship, Ways to Make a Difference | 5 |

My name is Steph. I have passion to encourage women with practical principles for purposeful and powerful lives by knowing Jesus. I met my friend, Katie, when I spoke at a women’s retreat. We later found out that we lived one...

Poverty vs. Indifference: An Advocate’s Hope

by Elisa | Aug 31, 2011 | Art of Advocacy, Good Charities, Poverty, Spiritual Discipleship, Ways to Make a Difference | 1 |

My name is Katie. I believe that I have experienced grace by knowing Jesus, trusting in Him as my ultimate hope. I am a nurse and a mom who loves the orphaned, abandoned, and those looked down upon in our society. These are...