Episode 246: Sanitation Salvation

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk mission trips, mistaken restaurant orders, Indian toilets, and toxic achievement culture. Also, RJ pines for Portugal while Sarah considers turning off the radio (but doesn't). Click here (https://conference.mbird.com/) to learn more about Mbird's upcoming Minneapolis conference (9/29-30). Click here (https://mbird.com/grace-in-practice/why-i-love-short-term-mission-trips/) to read Joshua Musser Gritter's piece Why I Love Short-Term Mission Trips. Click here (https://www.forbes.com/sites/justcapital/2023/08/18/the-restaurant-of-mistaken-orders/?sh=7e0d682a3d5c) to read Forbes's article on The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders. Click here (https://amzn.to/3PpG9ZI) for more details on Mary Cail's new book, Dementia and The Church. Click here (https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/08/24/bindeshwar-pathak-realised-that-indias-future-depended-on-toilets?giftId=7a8034fa-6a67-43b4-aead-8eff8b25adc3) to read The Economist's obituary for Bindeshwar Pathak. Hypocrisy Click here (https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/09/how-achievement-pressure-is-crushing-kids-and-what-to-do-about-it/) to read the interview with Jennifer Breheny Wallace in The Harvard Gazette. Click here (https://mbird.com/everyday/advertise-your-hypocrisy/) to read Dave's post about Advertising Your Hypocrisy. The devotion discussed at the end of the cast, written by Melina Smith of Storymakers (https://www.storymakersnyc.com/), is taken from the upcoming devotional edited by Katie Koplin and published by 1517 Press, Encouragement for Motherhood. It comes out in Spring of 2024.