{"id":453,"date":"2007-08-08T22:34:03","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T22:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/08\/wrecked-for-t-1.html"},"modified":"2007-08-08T22:34:03","modified_gmt":"2007-08-08T22:34:03","slug":"wrecked-for-t-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/08\/wrecked-for-t-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Wrecked for the Ordinary Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wreckedfortheordinary.com\/category.asp?category=adventure&amp;filename=help-half-our-people-are-dying\">Last week<\/a>&nbsp; I told you about a two part article I&#8217;ve written for an awesome ezine called, Wrecked for the Ordinary. This week, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wreckedfortheordinary.com\/category.asp?category=adventure&amp;filename=help-half-our-people-are-dying-pt-2\">they&#8217;ve posted the 2nd part of the article.<\/a> I&#8217;m also pumped that they&#8217;ve jumped on board with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fivefor50.com\/\">Five for 50 Campaign<\/a> and are challenging their readers to give <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fivefor50.com\/\">$5 to provide 100 meals for orphans in Swaziland.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the start of Part 2:<\/p>\n<p><em>But I didn\u2019t run. I didn&#8217;t because I knew that as a Christ follower I<br \/>\ndidn&#8217;t have the luxury of pretending like this didn&#8217;t exist. I knew<br \/>\nthat if Jesus were walking this earth today, we\u2019d find Him in<br \/>\nSwaziland, doing whatever it took to make a difference \u2013 caring for the<br \/>\norphans, rebuilding the nation, speaking life instead of death. <\/p>\n<p>And I knew that in some mysterious way, I am Jesus walking this earth<br \/>\nand making a difference. You and I incarnate Him, we are His hands, His<br \/>\nfeet, His voice. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wreckedfortheordinary.com\/category.asp?category=adventure&amp;filename=help-half-our-people-are-dying-pt-2\">Continue reading here.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week&nbsp; I told you about a two part article I&#8217;ve written for an awesome ezine called, Wrecked for the Ordinary. This week, they&#8217;ve posted the 2nd part of the article. 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