Army of Normal Folks

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Shawn and Inga Arvin: Love City (Pt 2) Jan 14, 2025

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Inga Arvin felt called to move to the challenging Louisville neighborhood of Portland, but her husband Shawn didn’t want to because he used to buy drugs there. Their obedience strangely led them to get a house for free if they bought a community center, which of course led them reinvigorating it with over 200 kids playing basketball, a 400 person fish fry, a school, and a thrift store. Welcome to Love City, who’s beating heart is neighbors loving neighbors.

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When Normal Folks Are Abnormal Jan 10, 2025

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For "Shop Talk", Coach Bill dives into the paradox of An Army of Normal Folks doing abnormal things.

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Branden and Ashley Stathes: An Army of Generous Folks (Pt 1) Jan 07, 2025

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50 friends paid off their college debt, 7 families helped them buy a house, and they joined in on buying cars for 4-5 people. Branden and Ashley are members of an extraordinary Army of Generous Folks and show us what living in community can look like!

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Branden and Ashley Stathes: An Army of Generous Folks (Pt 2) Jan 07, 2025

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Don't Make Your Babies Bots Jan 03, 2025

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For "Shop Talk", Coach Bill reflects on an Army member's email about cell phones and young kids.

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Slingshot: Data-Driven Generosity (Pt 1) Dec 31, 2024

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America is one of the most generous countries in the world and yet many of our worst problems aren't getting any better. One of the greatest reasons why is the lack of return on investment analysis that is expected in the business world, but is pervasively absent in philanthropy. Slingshot has conducted this analysis for 55 Memphis nonprofits, which empowers givers to fuel the most effective nonprofits, and this innovative model could be adopted by any community across the country!

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Slingshot: Data-Driven Generosity (Pt 2) Dec 31, 2024

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Fanny Crosby: What She Gained By Being Blind Dec 30, 2024

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For our series "An Army of Normal Dead Folks", Larry Reed tells the story of Fanny Crosby, who became blind and yet still holds the records for the most number of songs written & most number of Presidents met.

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Army member: I Am A Turkey Person Dec 27, 2024

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For "Shop Talk", we share Army member Ken Morris' reflection that he is in fact a Turkey Person. And what he's going to do about it.

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Buddy Osborn: Hope In the Largest Open Air Drug Market (Pt 1) Dec 24, 2024

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Buddy was a Golden Gloves boxer who bit his opponent's ear, a union organizer who landed in prison, and ultimately the founder of The Rock Ministries. In the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington, The Rock started by serving inner-city boys with boxing and the Gospel, and it’s grown to serving over 11,000 kids through sports, arts, music, and mentoring. And all of this is taking place amidst some of the most dangerous blocks in America.

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