Speaking of loving our neighbor– share your resources with the victims of the Burma/Myanmar cyclone and China (Sichuan) earthquake.
Wikipedia actually has some pretty detailed information on these two tragedies:
Cyclone Nargis
Sichuan earthquake
From Mark 12:28-31:
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. [...]
(This post is dedicated to MC, who is pursuing an MPA at the University of Washington.)
Arthur Simon puts it well, in How Much is Enough?
We are prone to think of our response to God purely in terms of personal behavior and private assistance. Essential as these are, they still fall short without public justice. [...]
I got into UW’s iSchool! Now it’s time to wait and see who offers me more money.
Saw this on the Seattle Times today: Stop buying bottled water, Nickels urges Seattleites
I actually have cravings for Seattle tap water sometimes. If only Seattleites knew how nasty DC water is. I honestly think I can taste the pharmaceuticals in our water. Still, I’m not dying of any water-borne diseases, and it’s [...]