I begun this year by going to the largest college age Christian conference gathering in Atlanta Georgia called "Passion." It was literally filled with top worship leaders like Chris Tomlin and the David Crowder Band and top speakers like Lou Giglio, Beth Moore, Francis Chan, and John Piper. The focus was on freedom while the justice issue of slavery was presented to these young, spirited, and highly motivated young people. It is still hard to imagine that there are still 27 million people involved in slavery.
These young men and women (who are mostly poor college students) gave three million dollars to end slavery around the world. As I listened to their stories, they cared about making a difference in the world for God and they cared deeply for other people who were being abused, mistreated, and oppressed by society.
I could not help but sense a stirring among these young people to live out a radical discipleship that goes both against the grain and status-quo keeping of our world around us. These young Christians are willing to give up wealth and prestige to work in the lowest and poor places to make the world a better place for others.
In my own backyard in southern Indiana, I went to a new store-front church called "The Alley." Here was another "alternative" church trying to make a difference not only in their community in reaching out to the poor and people on the streets but raising up an army of young people to do impossible and great things for God in their own neighborhoods.
Despite all the doom and gloom people hear about 2012, my heart was melted and I believe Hope is arising for those who have eyes of faith to see and ears of faith to hear.
These young men and women (who are mostly poor college students) gave three million dollars to end slavery around the world. As I listened to their stories, they cared about making a difference in the world for God and they cared deeply for other people who were being abused, mistreated, and oppressed by society.
I could not help but sense a stirring among these young people to live out a radical discipleship that goes both against the grain and status-quo keeping of our world around us. These young Christians are willing to give up wealth and prestige to work in the lowest and poor places to make the world a better place for others.
In my own backyard in southern Indiana, I went to a new store-front church called "The Alley." Here was another "alternative" church trying to make a difference not only in their community in reaching out to the poor and people on the streets but raising up an army of young people to do impossible and great things for God in their own neighborhoods.
Despite all the doom and gloom people hear about 2012, my heart was melted and I believe Hope is arising for those who have eyes of faith to see and ears of faith to hear.
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