Stuck Between a Ice Bucket and a Hard Place: Awareness, Charity, and Change

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ALS Ice Bucket, Feminist Studies in Religion, Kate Ott

My friend and co-editor of EFSR, Dr. Kate Ott writes numerous blogs and posts.  Read this one about the ethics of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It is a repost from the FSR website.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has made major news headlines over the past two months. The challenge went viral on social media this summer, but it didn’t start there. For a few years, various organizations have promoted “cold water challenges” that couple dosing friends with requesting donations. In summer

Contemplations from the Heart: Review

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Here is a book review of my book, Contemplations from the Heart by Pastor David Hershey.  Thank you very much for writing this review.  It is much appreciated.

If you would like a review copy of my book, please contact me.

 

This book is aptly titled; as you read it you can see Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s heart pouring through.

We Must Be Heard

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My eldest son and his three friends started a not for profit organization, We Must Be Heard. 

It is run by teens for the teens of the world. It is a diverse group of teens who span the entire state of Pennsylvania (for now).  Below is a copy from their new website. 

They are trying to raise funds for their new organization. Please help support their new project.  Much thanks.

We Must be Heard: Survey

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My son is organizing a non-profit organization with his friends called, “We Must Be Heard”. 

Their mission is “to empower teens around the world to be heard through social media and activism. Teens today have the largest voice that has ever been possible, being that a single tweet can reach millions of eyes in nanoseconds. We want to know how teens, like you, use their social media and what platforms they use. Our goal is to make it possible for our generation to make a real impact in the world by having our voices heard through social media.”

Bermuda Trip: Elisabeth S. Trip

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This is my daughter’s blog about our recent last minute trip to Bermuda.  Hope you enjoy it.

The trip was last minute and I was very glad to be going. We spent three days on the cruise ship to get to Bermuda, three days in Bermuda, and two more days to go back home. I went with only my mom, Josh, and my cousins’ family because my dad and Theo had plans. I missed them a lot throughout the trip but I still enjoyed the week.

Highlights from Hildersham: Don K. McKim

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I am reposting with permission a piece from the Presbyterian Outlook, “Highlights from Hildersham” by Don K. McKim.  He wrote the Foreword of my newest book, Contemplations from the Heart.

 

Contemporary Presbyterians don’t think much about the Puritans. The caricatures are negative. Puritans are prudes, legalistic, killjoys. The famous sentiment of H.L.

Contemplations from the Heart: Foreword by Donald K. McKim

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My new book, Contemplations from the Heart is now available for purchase on Amazon.  i am very grateful to Dr. Don K. McKim for his generous Foreword to my book.  Below is the Foreword posted here with permission.

The Orthodox Academy of Crete and the World Council of Churches

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I often have guest bloggers on my site.  Here is one by Dr. Lucas Andrianos who is a member of the WCC Working Group on Climate Change.  He is doing exciting things in Crete.  Enjoy this guest post.

 

The Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC ) and The World Council of Churches (WCC) in Madagascar for the 2^nd SAPREJ project : A pilgrimage and advocacy for the poverty reduction and ecological justice in Africa.

My Trip to Germany with My Mom: Joshua B. Lee

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I participated in a WCC Working Group Meeting on Climate Change in Wuppertal, Germany. 

This is my son’s blog from his recent trip to Wuppertal, Germany.  Feel free to comment on his post.

I have been to several places around the world such as Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, Monaco and Brazil, but I only had three trips with just my mom. The first was to Hawaii, then to Switzerland and now to Germany. I feel really lucky to travel with just my mom.

Skype Interview: Grace Ji-Sun Kim on Climate Change

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I recently returned from my Climate Change meeting in Germany.  Below is reposted from the EthicsDaily.com website.  It is an interview about my work with WCC on Climate Change.

 

By: EthicsDaily Staff
Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:08 am
Section: EthicsDaily.com’s Latest Articles