Feeling Overwhelmed ...

Things are still wild for me. Somehow I forget each year that the Christmas holidays merge with work deadlines and travel to create the perfect storm of busyness. I am back in my hometown this week, enjoying the bliss of doing nothing or next to nothing with my family. My dad has the week off and that makes it even better. I'm observing my strict, self-imposed rule that when I am here, I act like I am here by disconnecting from the online world and my cell phone. These visits are precious and rare and all the other stuff will still be there when I fly home. Speaking of which ...

When I get back home next week, a flurry of work will be waiting. But by the second week of January, I ought to be back to a slightly saner pace and more regular blogging.

Here's one item of note:

The movie Amazing Grace is now available on DVD. Go rent it, or better yet—buy it, and enjoy the movie that opened my eyes to the modern issue of slavery.

Mostly Back to Normal ...

This is my first attempt to act like I am back on semi-regular basis. Had a work trip, which went very well, but then I was swamped with work more or less straight from Tuesday morning to Thursday night. Fortunately, some time to recover was offered in return, and I am working on that recovery presently. The wind is returning to my sails, thanks to some rest and encouragement. Being back at church after 3 Sundays away also helped.

Now that I am starting to feel like I live in this time zone, I'll try to appear here more often. We have a meeting of the Clapham Carolina Circle this week, and I hope that we'll hear good reports as some of our members have been able to get some ideas up and running. Perhaps we can put our heads together for a few more. ... And, of course, we'll pray that God will free slaves and use us to do it.

Short Hiatus

Life and work being what they are these days, there probably will not be many posts for the next two or three weeks. Work is a cycle of lulls and madness. Add that to Thanksgiving and Christmas, and, well, life gets out of control if I don't cut back somewhere.

Please check out the links at right in my absence. Really, you should just read them anyway. : )

Thanks and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

-Burkinator

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

If you live in the Carolinas and want to fight slavery, join us this week for the third gathering of the Carolina Clapham Circle. Visit my friend Bob's blog and fill out the information box on the left side of the page. He'll send you details about the meeting. We are eager to discover what we can do in our own neighborhood to fight this evil.

Some day, some print will come ...

This week has been busy. And this weekend will be just as busy. But perhaps early next week I will be back with something worth writing about.

In the meantime, did you know that in Google's blog reader application, you can set up a search for blog topics? Right now, I have one set to catch posts on human trafficking. It pulls articles from sources all over the world. They're usually heartbreaking, but it drives home the scope of the problem.

Still here ...

No, I haven't disappeared. Just went home to spend time with my family for the week. TimeWarner Cable was having some issues in their area, so I wasn't able to get online much.

Welcome to any newcomers! There will be some new material this week, I believe, and maybe even the explanation of why I'm suddenly so passionate about this issue of modern-day slavery.

Thanks for dropping in!

Bear With Me ...

... I'm still finding my way through the world of the blog.

When I first decided to resurrect this blog and focus on the abolition of modern-day slavery, I had planned to chart a course for myself first, jot down some initial topics, write down a strategy. Instead, it took off almost immediately and took on a life of its own.

I still want to write about why I feel so strongly compelled to be involved in this fight. But that story will take time and editing I haven't stumbled across yet. In the meantime, here's what you can expect.

1. I will give suggestions to combat slavery that the average person can manage.
2. My day job does not allow me time to post as often as I want. Figure on 3-4 times a week.
3. Sometimes, something will make me mad, and I'll just fire off a response about the injustice.
4. My links will point you to organizations and bloggers that are making a difference (as far as I am able to determine).
5. I won't be able to reply to every comment, but they are appreciated and help me judge if the content is helpful and/or thought-provoking. Remember, bloggers are people, too, and we get discouraged by silence.


Deep thanks to those who have linked to and blogged about this site. Every mention helps and I'm honored that you think the site is worth reading. Let's hope I can keep the bar as high as it's been set.