The Cry
Tuna
We have a friend named Tuna. Tuna sleeps on the sidewalk across the street from one of Kolkata’s (formerly Calcutta, India) largest outdoor markets. He spends his days outside the Government Art College. Tuna carries all he owns in a bag or tied up in a blanket. He usually has some old notebooks or a [...]
Looking for Brazil Servant Team members for the fall
Word Made Flesh is looking for Servant Team Members for the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Aug 15 – Dec 15, 2010 team. Servant Teams are 4-month formation opportunities, which are offered in established WMF countries of service. Each Servant Team is comprised of 3 to 7 people who commit to live and serve together, under [...]
Chris Heuertz: The war, the wall and the well (Q blog)
Martin Luther King, Jr. named three sins of our nation that were intrinsically complicit in fueling a pre-civil rights America: militarism, racism and materialism. That was a long time ago, and many believe we are living in a failed post-civil rights America. Few would argue that a country where the life expectancy of an African [...]
Sunday. Beggars Society: Sex-trafficking series, part 1: Local
Sex-trafficking series, part 1: Local Hidden in Plain Sight: Prostitution in Nebraska, a short film Talkback speakers: Abra Poindexter, CMSW, LMHP & Megan Smith, MS, LMHP, LPC Video Audio Links/Resources that may be helpful: Learn more from Melissa Farley and Prostitution Research on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/FBfarley 10 reasons not to legalize prostitution Lola Greene Baldwin Foundation [...]
Pilgrimage of a Soul
Staying is the new going: article by Chris Heuertz
Check out Chris Heuertz’ latest article featured on Duke Divinity’s Call and Response Blog. An excerpt: The “Neighborhoods Issue” of “GOOD” magazine is packed full of captivating articles on the value of living well in the space your home occupies. The editor writes, “We want to communicate our fear that Americans’ sense of community has [...]
Phileena Heuertz, WMF board address spring 2010
Emmanuel Katongole on WMF
Recycle your education: Donate your textbooks
Recycle your education: Give your textbooks – change a story. Do more with your textbooks Selling your textbooks back this semester? Why not donate them and give the proceeds to a good cause? The concept is simple: Donate your textbooks and help fund the programs and opportunities of Word Made Flesh. Word Made Flesh is [...]