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Where is God in a messed up world?

At my “More Justice” talk today at UWS, they played the following video as an intro:

It’s called Lunchbox: Suffering from a series put together by UCCF: The Christian Unions in the UK. Here’s the deal with the lunchbox:

Five tasty treats for evangelistic events […] LunchBox is a collection of short, thought-provoking films on questions people often ask. The films open up the questions, without presenting the answers, so they are ideal for getting people thinking, leading in to lunchbar talks and debates.

I haven’t watched the other ones in the series yet, but assume they are also useful like the suffering one above. You can download HQ versions of the RELIGION, SCIENCE, LIFE + SUFFERING videos from here. You can also get embeddable versions at their YouTube channel. Let me know if and how you might use them.

Interested in some answers to the questions this video raises? Check this out…

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Simple and Obvious

Avril Lavigne once sang: ‘Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated!’ I don’t think she was singing about leadership, yet I think one of the things we often do in leadership is overly complicate things. Likewise in communication.

Check out this useful blog post from Steven Furtick: Simple and Obvious. This is applicable in many contexts, but none more important than the gospel of Jesus. Keep it simple, keep it obvious, keep repeating it. Check out this simple gospel outline.

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Clean Water for Uttarakhand, Northern India

Back in December/January friends and readers of DMDC were part of raising $2835 to go toward a clean water project for India. We were aiming for $2000, but well and truly exceeded that target. 12 months before that we raised some cash for clean water in Rwanda. I dig the idea of using blogs and social media to raise money for works of justice.

Thanks again to all those who gave generously. Below are some of the project details from Compassion. If you contributed and you’re keen for a longer PDF, let me know.
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DMDC is proud to partner with Compassion Australia to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

Together, we will provide deep tube wells to three child development centres in northern India, ensuring they have a long-term supply of clean water. Through our partnership, more than 600 Compassion assisted children will receive the gift of this most precious resource.

Now, mothers and fathers will not have to walk long distances to fetch water, or queue for hours at the town well. Children will be better protected from waterborne diseases and able to attend school, learn, grow and develop to fulfil their potential.

This water intervention is part of Compassion’s Complementary Interventions program.

Complementary Interventions—Completing Compassion’s programs
Compassion seeks to address all the obstacles that can hinder and impede the healthy development of children. From providing clean water to emergency relief, income-generation training and many others, Compassion’s Complementary Interventions tackle some of these additional concerns and provide solutions that enhance, improve and complement their core programs.

For more info on Compassion’s work visit www.compassion.com.au or call 1300 22 44 53.