This week like many of you, I’m thinking much about the possibilities of 2016. What joy might be around the corner? What hope might I need to find? What love is yet to be? But when I think back over 2015, I have to admit though, it has been a TOTAL surprise! But the best …
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I Suddenly Understood Spanish and other Pentecost Tales
A Sermon Preached at Farmdale Baptist Church, Sylvania, GA from Acts 2:1-21 with Genesis 11:1-9 Have you ever been in a situation where not everyone spoke English? Where you found yourself unable to understand somebody? I have more times than I can count. Over the past three years that Kevin has served as the President of …
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Why are the Hagans Leaving Feed the Children?
Choose Life: Deuteronomy 30:15-31:6 A sermon preached to staff and children at Feed the Children Kenya, May 6, 2015 When we wake up in the morning, no matter who we are or where we come from, we all have choices. For example: we can choose to eat the breakfast put before us or not eat anything …
The Very Best Baptism
I’ve been a part of all kinds of baptismal services in my life—my own when I was baptized as a child in my father’s church in Tennessee at age 7 . . . The ones where babies have been brought forth to be claimed in the waters by their parents . . . And, the …
Learning in Africa
Jambo (hello) from Kenya. For the past two weeks, I’ve found myself traveling in East Africa to participate in the work of Feed the Children. I’ve taken early morning flights. I’ve brushed my teeth with bottled water. I’ve visited primary schools. I’ve watched the sun set over the Indian Ocean. I’ve taken lots of pictures …
Things Are Not As They Seem
When people observe your life from afar, it’s real easy to make assumptions. Social media helps us with this. We don’t actually have to “know” people in real life to be Facebook friends or to have a Twitter relationship. And we can all comment . . . on everything. The culture of “Christmas (brag) letters” …
Why We Must Care: Ebola
What does it mean to be in global community? It’s a question I’ve asked myself a lot lately. In August, I made my third trip to Africa in the last two years. I will go again by the end of the year. The Addis Abba, Ethiopia airport feels as homey to me as the Chicago …
What Americans Can Learn from Not Being in America: Part 2
My mind has been dragging and my heart has lingered in this week and half that I’ve been home from Kenya. Thus, the reason the part 2 of this series has taken me so long to write. When the faces of such precious people are fixated in your mind, like these to the right, you just …
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What Americans Can Learn About America From Not Being in America: Part 1
This week, I’m on travel with Feed the Children. Kevin and I have come to Africa to support the launch of the new Feed the Children brand and do some other important work as part of moving the mission of this organization forward. It’s been a joy for me to reconnect with the larger FEED …
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Do You Need a Tech Sabbath?
Let’s face it. I, like so many of you, am addicted to the Internet. The first thing I do in the morning is check not only my email but my twitter feed, Facebook and Instagram. I also check Whats App and Viber— to see who has communicated with me in a different time zone over …
Why Are So Many Blogs Bad?
How many times have you read or visited a blog only to not ever read it again? I do it all the time. It’s a painful confession to make especially for someone like me who is a blogger and wants other people to read my blog. But with so little time in the day and …
Two Years
On June 4th, Kevin celebrated his second anniversary as President and CEO of Feed the Children. It has been two years (gasp) since our lives as a family have been turned upside down by this opportunity to lead and serve. The people, the staff, the countries that have come into our hearts over the last two …
