Imagine being a child and seeing all the red and green or silver and blue of the holiday seasons. Imagine wide-eyed children looking at the latest toys in store windows, on TV or in advertising flyers. Imagine little children comparing lists for Santa or gift hopes for Channukah. No matter how much we might try to keep the emphasis [...]
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Sunday Service – Holiday spirit of giving
December 4, 2011Sunday Service – Support Small Business Saturday
November 20, 2011Typically, Sunday Service focuses on a non-profit organization or the many ways individuals can support non-profits besides just making cash donations. Today’s post is a little different, but still a way to help your community. This Saturday, November 26, is national “Small Business Saturday.” Supporting local small business is important to both the national and local economies. Shopping [...]
Sunday Service – Giving on any day
November 13, 2011Countless families, moved by a seasonal spirit of gratitide and giving, volunteer to at local food pantries, kitchens, and shelters to provide, cook or serve Thanksgiving meals. This week’s Sunday Service opportunity is to consider doing the same work in your community, but on a different day. Homeless, poor, elderly and other people need food every [...]
Newslink: Leadership
November 12, 2011Leadership lessons from Penn State Much has already been written about the current scandal involving former Penn State football coaches; the sexual abuse of young boys by one, and the subsequent failure to report and/or take morally appropriate action by other coaches and university leaders. But, what lessons can we learn about leadership? Here are links to [...]
Thank you Thursday
November 10, 2011Tomorrow is Veterans Day. The U.S. Veteran’s Administration tells us that November 11 is set aside as, “A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.” Today, I am thankful for the military service of my son and the countless others who have also [...]
Sunday Service – Before giving to veterans’ organizations…
November 6, 2011Who wouldn’t want to help disabled veterans? Wouldn’t it be un-American to say no? That is exactly what many organizations are counting on this week, as we celebrate and honor our military veterans on 11.11.11. Be very careful, though, if your kindness, compassion and patriotism are tapped for a financial donation. There are many legitimate organizations providing great [...]
Thank you Thursday
November 3, 2011Sometimes, I need reminders that thankfulness can be for the most ordinary of things. Last night, I watched a recording of NBC news anchor Brian Williams’ new show, Rock Center. The very first segment was about Williston, North Dakota, a town in the middle of an oil-driven economic boom. Among the success stories, correspondent Harry Smith [...]
Sunday Service – The Fugee Family
October 30, 2011You know when something catches your eye, and you’re not quite sure why, but you’re just drawn to it? That’s what happened to me last week. I saw this tweet from @MargieClayman: What a lofty goal, one person trying to get 400,000 people to donate to anything! And, vowing not to blog until that goal [...]
Sunday Service – Trick or Treat for UNICEF
October 23, 2011Costumes, candy, pumpkins, spooky decorations; what does Halloween have to do to with charitable giving? I remember when I was a kid, each year there was an effort through the schools to encourage us to “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.” We were given small cardboard boxes to collect loose change as we collected chocolate bars and lollipops. We were [...]
Sunday Service – Stop the Oppression of Girls
October 16, 2011My daughter and I are reading Half The Sky, written by Pulitzer Prize winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. We are going to hear Ms. WuDunn speak at The Ohio State University next month, and are eagerly anticipating that event. This moving book is about the horrific, oppressive treatment that women and girls endure [...]
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