Our new Political Engagement Intern, Eliza Walley, on how she's feeling about her upcoming year with Micah Challenge. When I reflect upon these first 20 years of my life and consider the choices that I have made, there is one that I am yet to forgive myself for. I have an Amazon.com account. This account is linked to my credit card, making it too easy for me to spend too much money, on too many books. I don't buy fiction; I don't have time to read stories about made up people and impossible scenarios. I tell myself that if I have time to sit and read something other than the bible, then I should read something valuable - something that will teach me or prompt thought. So I read non-fiction. My latest splurge included titles like "Rich Christians in the Age of Hunger", "Generous Justice - How God's Grace Should Make Us Just" and "Make Poverty Personal". I'll tell you why. I have been interning with Micah Challenge for just over a month now and am so excited about this year and how God is going to use me. But this excitement that I now feel was born out of…
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