“Have you distributed the funds that we sent in January for the new small businesses?” I reached out on WhatsApp to Small Business Fund...

When the Spirit in Action Board members meeting last weekend, we had two very important additions to our team. Every other year, we...

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...

Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to another year with new connections with grassroots leaders, more stories of families moving out of...

I shared the following testimony of faith and mission at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond a few weeks ago. The message was...

This is reposted from the blog Centre for Social Innovation’s blog. I wrote it for my coworking community in Toronto. Halfway around the...

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...

Has it really been ten years?? When I embarked on this journey as Spirit in Action Executive Administrator in September 2007, I had no...

What works to help families move out of poverty? Spirit in Action is addressing this on the international level, with our Small Business...

Today is the day that Kenyans are electing their next president, governors, and local representatives. In the presidential race, there is...

(Please excuse any formatting errors! This is coming direct to you from my iPhone in Malawi.) “When God’s Spirit is in action, good...

This past weekend, on April 15th, the book I’ve been co-editing with Jennifer Lentfer for the past 5 years, was printed! It is now...

Last week, twelve Girl Scouts (ages 10-12) took the first step toward making new friends. The girls from Santa Barbara, CA wrote letters...

Reposting this post, originally posted January 20, 2015, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. It is also renewing the call to...

This is Part 2/2 of excerpts from my presentation about rigorous humility. Part 1 is here. In 2016 Spirit in Action celebrated our 20th...

The excerpts below are from my presentation to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in November. Being...

1. For each of our Small Business Fund Coordinators, who volunteer their time to implement the program in their community and help...

Today is the UN’s International Day of the Girl and at Spirit in Action we are honored to partner with many wonderful women who are...

I apologize that the music videos didn’t show up in the email last week. If you want to watch them, click here! “I believe that the whole...

It’s rare that a book about international aid and charity reflects Spirit in Action’s core philosophy of partnership and responding to...