Wisdom from Del: “Let us pledge to be God’s Light”
Never in the history of humankind has there been such an opportunity for us to cooperate with God in re-shaping the history of humankind....
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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
- May 29, 2018
- 1 min
Wisdom from Del: Focus on a life of wholeness
By Del Anderson, August 15, 2000, Age 94 “The kingdom of God is within you.” Focus upon it, recognize it, assimilate and experience it;...
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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 9, 2018
- 3 min
“Hope is our Greatest Weapon”
I was so encouraged by this letter from SIA partner, Samson Turinawe. Samson is the Director of Universal Love Ministries, which works to...
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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 7, 2017
- 2 min
Inspiration from Kenya: Change, one step at a time
At the blessing of the piglet ceremony in Malawi in May, all the guests were invited to share some words of inspiration and...
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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
- Aug 15, 2017
- 3 min
Love is Warm Coca-Cola
Today’s story of Small Business Fund success in Kenya is about more than monetary success. Sister Magrina, who received a Small Business...
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SIA Team
- Jul 4, 2017
- 3 min
“Within you is the Power”
Let us not be tempted to think of SIA’s partners and Small Business Fund members as weak or helpless. In the West, we hear many stories...
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SIA Team
- Feb 28, 2017
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: Grow younger!
Spirit in Action’s Founder, Del Anderson, was 90 years old when he formed SIA. He lived with a clear mind and loving heart until the age...
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SIA Team
- Jan 17, 2017
- 2 min
Do we have the courage to act?
Reposting this post, originally posted January 20, 2015, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. It is also renewing the call to...
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SIA Team
- Dec 13, 2016
- 2 min
Five years in the making…
Reposted from my co-editor, Jennifer Lentfer’s How Matters blog. “Co-editor?” you ask. Read on… This is how it began… From: JENNIFER...
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SIA Team
- Sep 27, 2016
- 2 min
Living my values through SIA
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...
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SIA Team
- Sep 6, 2016
- 2 min
Dear Friend: A Letter From Del
A letter from Del Anderson: Dear friend, I can only look at my own journey to see how sure I was that my way was The Way. I look back...
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SIA Team
- Aug 9, 2016
- 1 min
Gardens and pigs in Uganda
Small Business Fund leaders in Amukugungu Village in northern Uganda welcome SIA to their village. “I would not have you descend into...
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SIA Team
- Jun 14, 2016
- 2 min
Meet SIA Partners Face-to-Face this June
Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge hosted me during both of my visits to Kenya, 2011 and 2014. Their campus in the rural outskirts of Eldoret is...
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SIA Team
- Jun 7, 2016
- 2 min
4 things making me happy this week!
Malawian Coffee at Starbucks What a fun surprise to see coffee from Malawi at my neighborhood Starbucks shop! I sent a WhatsApp message...
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SIA Team
- May 24, 2016
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: Cultivating Daily Stillness
We are so often told what we ought to do, but so seldom told how. As athletes of the Spirit, we are the ones that need to train and...
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SIA Team
- Apr 19, 2016
- 3 min
20 years of Spirit in Action, 1996-2016
(Del Anderson in the SIA Office in 2004.) Save the date! You’re invited to join us for Spirit in Action’s 20th Anniversary Celebration!...
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