Posts Tagged ‘community development’
Everything you need is already there
March 26, 2009 by Tim, under The Practicing Church, leadership development | | 3 Comments
To live in a consumer society means that we live in a society that is constantly seducing us to remember what we do not have. We need, we don’t have, if only we could get, wouldn’t it be great to have, I could do this if only I had……these are all familiar chorus lines to that song you can’t get out of your head called, consumerism. (more…)
Tags: community development, consumerism
Windy City Reflections
March 5, 2009 by Tim, under Practicing Church Stories | | 1 Comment
Did you know that Chicago’s nickname didn’t come from the reality that hard winds blow off lake Michigan, tumble down the skyscrapers, and seemingly can blow in every direction at the same time?
Fighting and neck and neck with New York City to host the World’s Fair, the underdog Chicago won the honor due to the (more…)
