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Guante: Starfish
http://youtu.be/oYkoVFfYdC0
Guante is a Minneapolis-based spoken-word artist. His piece here is called Starfish and it speaks to the tension between working for small changes and dreaming of a better world where much bigger changes are needed. Amen. (Special Thanks to Rod Thomas for reminding me how great Guante can be.)
Category: General
Tags: Change, Kids, Kingdom Living
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