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America’s Disappearing Fathers

I ran across this article today while researching fatherless and divorce fallout statistics in the midwest. It appears the National Center for Health Statistics has some recent national research to...
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Lives Worth Saving Gang Summit

I arrived at Santa Ana College at 7 am this last Saturday to be a part of a year long collaboration between Orange County Juvenile Probation, Catholic and Protestant Detention,...
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Joblist growing

Because of the demographic we aim for, there's a lot of good people who want to hire y'all. It means that nationwide, dozens of organizations are continuously posting their new...
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UYWI08 Wrap-up Video

Just finished the wrapup video from UYWI08... not the greatest (the sped up portions do get pixelated), but it is alot of fun. A big thanks to Max Torres and...
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“Legacy Unwritten” Full General Session (audio)

“Legacy Unwritten” General Session: includes a word and song with Arian Ewings and “Steps of Praise,” mini-messages from Melody La Luz, Andrew Marin, and Reuben Austria, a message and song...
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New Job Posts added

Check out the new job posts we got over the weekend! Nationally, there are several roles which need filled and pastors, administrators and boards are looking for the quality people...
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Crib Notes: Chris Heuertz

Legacy of Love, Chris Heuertz Saturday Morning General Session Word Made Flesh practices the presence of God among child soldiers and other exploited children around the world. “The greatest commandment...
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“Legacy of Love” Full General Session (audio)

“Legacy of Love” General Session: includes comedy by Dannon Green, a mini-concert by B. Reith, a spoken word piece, “Legacy of Love” by Propaganda and Odd Thomas, and a message...
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“Legacy of Love” Full General Session (video)

“Legacy of Love” General Session: includes comedy by Dannon Green, a mini-concert by B. Reith, a spoken word piece, “Legacy of Love” by Propaganda and Odd Thomas, and a message...
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“Legacy People” Message (video)

“Legacy People” General Session: Harvey Carey gave this message at the third General Session at UYWI08 on May 16th, 2008. (38min/100mb) Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, and John Perkins...
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“Legacy People” Full General Session (video)

“Legacy People” General Session: includes a spoken word piece, “Legacy People” by Propaganda and Odd Thomas, an inspirational word from Mick Ukleja, worship by the UYWI Worship Team, and a...
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