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A Unique Appeal
By Patrick Crossland The desk from where I type these blogs is often covered with stacks of books. I cull through them, making notes in the margins, highlighting pithy quotes, while jotting ideas on scraps of paper like ingredients in … Continue reading
Case Studies: The Thinker’s Treadmill
By Patrick Crossland Case studies are like art models in that they require a participant to study a situation, examine the angles, and form an idea based on the information at hand. A good case study not only challenges an … Continue reading
Stairway to Street Life
By Patrick Crossland When I was working as a crime reporter, I was told by police that very rarely do people arbitrarily rob banks. Instead, the progression from everyday citizen to bank robber happens in a series of steps, subtle … Continue reading
Acts 4:13 | En-Couragement for Youthworkers
When the religious elite observed their boldness, they wondered where they got the authority to start something new. After watching them in action, they observed an uncanny confidence in this rag tag crew of young leaders. Luke writes: “Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus (Acts 4:13).” Continue reading
Statistics from Children at Risk: Networks in Action
Information pulled from the book: Children at Risk: Networks in Action, by Patrick McDonald