Monthly Archives: October 2014

Crippled by Fear? Rise and Do Feet Work.

October 22, 2014 · by · in developing virtue, Executive Director letter, JFA Impact Report, newsletters, Training · Leave a comment

JFA’s October 2014 Impact Report In JFA’s October 2014 Impact Report (Crippled by Fear?  Rise and Do Feet Work), JFA volunteers Angela, Molly, and Afrika describe how JFA’s training program turned their fears into productive conversations with pro-choice advocates.  Read the Impact Report first, then read below for additional helpful thoughts on fear and the […]

"Esau’s Soup" by Daniel Joseph

October 21, 2014 · by · in arts and creativity, culture, developing virtue, human rights and value, spiritual formation · Leave a comment

Note: I’m privileged to post this recent spoken word performance by Daniel Joseph along with the text (below).  Used by permission.  This is the performance I mentioned earlier this month. – Steve Wagner (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, […]

"Esau’s Soup" Wins $500 in Talent Show for JFA

October 1, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · Leave a comment

JFA volunteer Danny Joseph recently gave a moving performance of a spoken poem entitled “Esau’s Soup” at a talent show in Oklahoma City and won $500 for JFA! In his introductory remarks, he described JFA: So, what they do is they train people to be persuasive and at the same time gentle about the subject. […]