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Wrestling with bin Laden’s demise

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 02:24:07 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

Last night, my wife and I happened to navigate to Hulu.com to watch the latest episode of “Friday Night Lights” about one minute before President Obama announced live on Hulu (and other networks) that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan. My wife noticed the headline first. I wasn’t looking at [...]

Local vigil for Invisible Children

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:26:47 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

Have you ever wanted to kick yourself for not having a videocamera? I felt that way today at lunchtime when I drove by a group of 10 or so young women from a local high school holding a vigil outside the public library. They silently held signs directing the attention of passing [...]

Abdou’s story

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:37:14 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

Last year, we profiled Joe and Mame Starke who are serving at a mission hospital in Galmi, Niger. They recently mailed us a story about 10-year-old Abdou that I’d like to pass along. Here it is in the Starkes’ own words: “Abdou…came to Galmi from his village after three weeks of illness. Only [...]

Facing our past, hoping in the present

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:43:50 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

In case you haven’t heard, today marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. Ever since I found the entry on the “American Civil War” when I was a kid thumbing through my family’s set of grey World Book Encyclopedias, I’ve been hooked on “the Blue and the Grey.” [...]

Grim reality in Juarez

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:45:50 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

If you’ve read “Powers,” our monthly serial, you’ll know the most recent episode describes a fictional scene in Juarez, Mexico. Sadly, the real-life city of Juarez is under seige. It’s a city with a beautiful culture that I’ve had the privilege of visiting several times, but from what I’ve heard from friends of [...]

“Keys to volunteering” training session

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:02:56 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

My oldest son and I went to a “Keys to Volunteering” training session put on by our two local Habitat for Humanity branches on Saturday. He’s only six, but the session was interactive enough to keep him interested for almost three-and-a-half hours. The rest of the time he played his Leapster and [...]

Resources about social justice

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:03:11 +0000

Posted by: Nikki Vos

Last weekend, I attended a Social Justice workshop at a local church in Lafayette, Colo. I thought I’d share with you some of the things I learned.

Social [...]

“Early” spring cleaning?

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:59:01 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

I think we’re a little ahead of schedule, but our family of six is in the process of doing some spring cleaning. I know it’s not even officially spring yet, but I always consider the first of March spring-time, even though when I was in high school it invariably seemed to snow [...]

Who’s next?

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:35:56 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

It seems the dominos continue to fall in North Africa and the Middle East. Since our last post, Libyans have taken to (and taken over) the streets to protest the autocratic rule of Muammar Qaddafi, and protests have also begun in earnest in Bahrain. How amazing (and dangerous) would it be to see all [...]

The spark that caused the fire

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:32:01 +0000

Posted by: Marrton Dormish

As people in the Middle East and North Africa continue to take to the streets in protest (the latest protests have occurred in Bahrain and Libya), I’ve grown more interested in how their protests began. The whole subject of popular movements intrigues me—how they start, how they maintain their momentum and how [...]