Blog Action Day 2008 Round-up

this has been an invigorating exercise. so much great energy coming out of everyone’s posts today…

part one – confession

part two – movement

It has been neat to see the different approaches. I wrote about discussing poverty with Christian college students.

I posted on finding ways not to be overwhelmed by poverty: http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2008/10/15/biting-in-proportion-with-chewability/

I agree with all the above comments about the posts today. It’s been really cool getting to see so many people get behind the concept and run with it. I wrote a post about a friend of mine in Zambia and offered some thoughts on what we can do to help him and other African college students.

http://wordsfromtheway.com/between-the-trees/?p=902

Great stuff everyone. I wrote about Luke 4.16-21 and what it means for us as we look at Ecumenism and justice

Blog Action Day – Poverty

I wrote a short piece for Blog Action Day at:
http://purechristianity.blogs.com/pure_christianity/2008/10/poverty-for-blog-action-day.html

I wrote about poverty a few days before as well:
http://purechristianity.blogs.com/pure_christianity/2008/09/how-do-we-eradicate-poverty.html

http://www.billkcummings.info/2008/10/blog-action-day-poverty.html

I am so excited to see such widespread conversation and awareness-raising on the issue of poverty. Here’s my contribution to the effort:

http://www.mattmckimmy.com/blog/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-08-a-christian-response-to-poverty/

I posted yesterday at http://www.altchristian.wordpress.com on practical steps for people to take to help fight poverty on an individual level.

I’ll post now at www.runawaypastor.com

I made my blog day contribution here. I found it to be a cathartic exercise to release some of my frustrations, but I think this whole blog day format is missing an essential ingredient of actual dialog with those in need.