Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts

The iHeart Film

We are about 5 hours away from this:



Which theater are you going to be at tonight?

-Shane

Catalyst '09 Compassion Moment

This video is from the Catalyst conference that took place earlier this month in Atlanta, GA. If you haven't already seen this, prepare to be moved:

This is the kind of stuff that helps us hear our call to something bigger than ourselves. My burden for the broken, both here and abroad, is growing quickly.

What role do you play in the healing of this world?

-Shane

Stand By Me

I know this video is about a year old, but I saw it on my friend's (Ryan O.) facebook page and wanted to share it...



Doesn't unity sound incredible?

-Shane

Do Something

We have all stiffed the poor. We all care more about ourselves than those around us. We are all greedy.

Whoa, got your attention I hope. Just to clarify, we aren't all these things all the time (some people may be), but we have all been convicted of these charges at one point or another.

Do you ever struggle with the fact that some people are deciding what their next big purchase will be while they drive by people sleeping on the streets?

I don't get it. AT ALL.

I know that I am guilty of not giving enough and supplying my needs before those of others, but I don't understand how we as Americans can look past the needs of others.

I see this firsthand constantly and not just in my own life. I work with professional athletes. I've seen some decide which $15,000 wristwatch to buy and then ignore the needs of those around them. I've watched some roll in on $10,000 rims and then stiff those who supply their needs. I'm not saying that the rich are the only guilty ones but I am saying that they are the most capable of stopping poverty. And before you think you're off the hook, rich doesn't just mean professional athlete rich. I'm talking Americans who drive more than one car, live in houses, own a cell phone, and have a meal everyday. We are all rich compared to the struggling world around us

We ALL have the responsibility to do something.

Please, take the time today to help someone who is not as financially stable as you are. Whether it's lending your talents or gifts, rolling down your window and giving them that extra burger you bought at lunch, donating money to your cause of choice, or meeting the request of someone in your church. Do something that will not only change their life, but will also revamp yours.

Give Freely,
Shane