Black History Month – Call to Action
“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the...
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SIA Team
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Prayer for a Time in Need of Empathy
I wrote this at Winni Journey Farthest Out this summer and now it’s officially included in Unitarian Universalist Association’s online...
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SIA Team
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
“Solidarity, transparency and trust”
Sometimes I’m so far down in the weeds of SIA emails and conversations with grant partners that I lose track of the larger vision of...
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SIA Team
- Aug 27, 2019
- 3 min
A connection-centered movement
The truth is that Spirit in Action is bigger than just giving or receiving money. We’re about more than “helping” or “serving.” Spirit in...
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SIA Team
- Jul 8, 2019
- 3 min
Remembering and honoring Barbara Deal
It is with shock and grief that I write this tribute to a dear friend and colleague, Barbara Anne Neighbors Deal, who died on the morning...
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SIA Team
- Jul 2, 2019
- 2 min
Africa Trip Wrap-up!
The work part of the trip is done!! Here is the trip in numbers: 5 weeks 3 countries Hours in a car = too many to count 3 Nights in a...
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SIA Team
- Apr 30, 2019
- 2 min
Readying myself to be changed
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. ~ Rumi The visa for Uganda is...
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SIA Team
- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
How do micro-loans actually help the poor?
The answer to this question may not be what you think. A recent Vox article presented studies that show that while micro-loans may not...
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SIA Team
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
Top 5 Moments of 2018
2018 was a fantastic year for SIA globally! We partnered with 10 grassroots community organizations, further developed our Small Business...
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SIA Team
- Dec 4, 2018
- 4 min
“You and God are greater than you know”
This post is adapted and excerpted from my recent sermon at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in California. You’ve heard...
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SIA Team
- Nov 20, 2018
- 2 min
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! Every morning I write five things I’m grateful for on a post-it note and stick to the...
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SIA Team
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
Blessing a Pig in Malawi
The community has “taken a firm stand to root Denis into success,” says Canaan Gondwe. Denis received a piglet from the community May...
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SIA Team
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
“Don’t be bureaucratic”
“Have you distributed the funds that we sent in January for the new small businesses?” I reached out on WhatsApp to Small Business Fund...
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SIA Team
- Jul 3, 2018
- 2 min
How did a phone call help us live our mission?
When the Spirit in Action Board members meeting last weekend, we had two very important additions to our team. Every other year, we...
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SIA Team
- Feb 13, 2018
- 3 min
Entertaining Angels
This post is an excerpt from a sermon I gave at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in December 2015. I saw a sign recently...
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SIA Team
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min
What’s new for 2018
Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to another year with new connections with grassroots leaders, more stories of families moving out of...
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SIA Team
- Dec 12, 2017
- 5 min
But what do we have in common?
I shared the following testimony of faith and mission at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond a few weeks ago. The message was...
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SIA Team
- Nov 14, 2017
- 4 min
Lessons from a coworking space in Malawi
This is reposted from the blog Centre for Social Innovation’s blog. I wrote it for my coworking community in Toronto. Halfway around the...
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SIA Team
- Sep 26, 2017
- 3 min
Human Chain of Love
Today, I am sharing a sermon that has inspired me recently. It’s by Rev. Shawn Newton of First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto and it’s...
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SIA Team
- Sep 12, 2017
- 3 min
Has it really been 10 years??
Has it really been ten years?? When I embarked on this journey as Spirit in Action Executive Administrator in September 2007, I had no...
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