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Incomparable: The God Who Cares About the Poor and Oppressed

Posted April 11, 2013 By Elisa

How Does God View the Poor? “I will praise Him from the bottom of         my heart: “Lord, who can compare with you?  Who else rescues the weak and           helpless from the strong? Who else protects the poor and          needy from those who want to          rob them?”” Pslam 35:10 NLT One of [… Read More]

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The Foreign Aid Myth (And Other Budget Stuff)

Posted March 13, 2013 By Elisa

The Trigger Button Every one has some trigger buttons. You hit your funny bone and you don’t laugh, you moan. You hit my nose and I will stick my tongue out. That is just a normal family tradition. You touch the toddlers toes and he will jerk around laughing. You post a political comment on [… Read More]

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  • Kristen posted on March 17, 2013
    I thought you might be interested in this article: MAKING IT HURT:Feds Fund Robo-Squirrel, EcoATM Despite Sequester. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/16/funding-for-robo-squirrel-and-ecoatm-are-among-projects-gop-senator-wants-cut/ This article is ...
  • Kristen posted on March 17, 2013
    I'm not sure how to officially comment on this one, but here goes: as conservative as I can be about ...
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Action: The Fundraiser Party That Could Change the World

Posted February 21, 2013 By Elisa

  What is it that God has given you a passion for? Not surprisingly, raising funds for that passion is something we can do and often at one point must to do. But, it doesn’t always have to be hard to raise funds. One of the ways to do this is hosting a party. You [… Read More]

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Generosity Day: Reclaiming Valentine’s Day

Posted February 14, 2013 By Elisa

Every Valentine’s Day I tell my husband to not take me out for dinner, or buy me flowers or presents,  because I think all this commercial Valentines Day stuff is ridiculously over-priced, and hence, stupid. Every Valentine’s Day he doesn’t buy me flowers, take me out for dinner, etc… I feel disappointed, because he followed [… Read More]

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Art of Advocacy: How The Sandy Hook Shooting Can Awaken Us

Posted December 21, 2012 By Elisa

A week ago there was a terrible mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary where first graders and kindergarteners were brutally murdered. Little tiny, punchy, learning-their-words Kindergarteners? It is just horrific. I myself have a precious kindergartener who is still thankfully alive today. Yeppie! There is no doubt the parents of the United States have loved [… Read More]

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Sex Trafficking 101

Posted October 21, 2012 By Elisa

A Sexy Cause On the 21st of each month, Steph at Encouraged in Heart has been writing a series on the injustice of Human Trafficking, or modern slavery, in support of a great organization, the A21 Campaign. As part of this, she has asked me to share with you on what Sex Trafficking actually is [… Read More]

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Book Review: Trafficked

Posted September 10, 2012 By Elisa

Trafficked by Kim Purcell Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Viking, Published by Penguin Group (February 16, 2012) Language: English ISBN-13: 9780670012800 Buy the Book: Amazon Hannah believes she’s being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. The Platonovs force Hannah [… Read More]

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God, Politics and Poverty Series: Changing Findings

Posted September 6, 2012 By Elisa

Not too long ago, at the base of the 2012 election, we started a series- God, Politics, and Poverty. The goal was to help those who consider themselves Christians to be able to really think through what the Bible says about politics, inviting other people to share their opinions on The Average Advocate. Please check [… Read More]

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Action: Using Slave-Free Tomatoes in Your Chicken Tortilla Soup

Posted July 24, 2012 By Elisa

A Red Round Problem Ever wondered whether the tomatoes in your salad, sandwich or soup were grown and picked by modern-day slaves? Um, no? Well neither had I. Apparently, though, this is something we should think about. We don’t like modern slavery (human trafficking). We consider it wrong. Then add to this that we actually [… Read More]

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Preview: Politics, Poverty, and God

Posted July 9, 2012 By Elisa

America, America, God shed His grace on thee. From Fatherhood to motherhood, And sea to shining sea! I don’t think I will ever get the words to that song straight. Embedded within my DNA is a specific genetic code to invent and insert lyrics at random. But even if I don’t get patriotic songs like [… Read More]

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