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More Passion: Ida Scudder
Note: This post begins a semi-regular series of biographies of men and women who have learned to sing the song without words passionately. I hope you will be encouraged as you read.
On December 9, 1870, Ida Sophia Scudder was born to Dr. John and Sophia Scudder. Never dreaming of the impact their tiny babe would have on the people of Calcutta, India, Dr. and Mrs. Scudder raised Ida to know Jesus as her Savior. God knew the plans He had for Ida’s life, however, and He chose to use it in an incredibly mighty way.
Seeking Justice
Last week I introduced you to three people who are a part of the 27 million people worldwide who are enslaved. Slavery is real, and it is happening all around us. Our hearts cry out that we must help free these people… but how?
A Cry for Freedom
27 million people.
Here are the stories of three.
Meet Lorraine. Two years ago, her 21 year old neighbor broke into her home in Rwanda and assaulted her, forcefully stealing her innocence and threatening death if she told anyone. He repeated this cruelty several times, and soon Lorraine discovered that she was pregnant and had contracted a sexually transmitted disease. She was 13. Continue reading
A Year of Intention
I have a special new year’s tradition; you may have heard of it before. It’s the “one word” tradition. At the beginning of a new year, you pick an idea, often summarized in one word, that you want to use to define the upcoming year. Ideally, it’s a word that leads towards the path you want to take for the year. It’s a simple exercise with powerful results.
Choosing my one word for 2013 was not difficult at all. It’s a word that came to me and then stuck. Honestly, it makes a lot of sense.
For 2013, my one word is simple: intentional. Continue reading
Leave Beauty
She left beauty wherever she went.
To everything there is a purpose.
A pen is to write with. A book is to read. Words are to communicate with. Ideas are to change hearts.
Purpose is important. It provides guidance and meaning. Purpose gives a goal to aim for. When we don’t know what the end-result should look like, we have a tendency to wander in circles, becoming dazed and often lost. Purpose, however, gives direction.
So what is this blog’s purpose? Continue reading
